What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: incident occured while a student pilot was returning from solo cross country flight. Flight planning, including forecasts, were verified by her instructor prior to departure. Forecasts indicated wind to be 360 @ 08 for the time she was due to return. Upon completion of cross country, wind was 360 @ 18. Runway 36 had been notam'd closed for maintenance. To allow for landing on the runway most aligned with the wind, the pilot declared emergency to have runway reopened, and landed without further incident. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE A STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. FLIGHT PLANNING, INCLUDING FORECASTS, WERE VERIFIED BY HER INSTRUCTOR PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. FORECASTS INDICATED WIND TO BE 360 @ 08 FOR THE TIME SHE WAS DUE TO RETURN. UPON COMPLETION OF CROSS COUNTRY, WIND WAS 360 @ 18. RUNWAY 36 HAD BEEN NOTAM'D CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE. TO ALLOW FOR LANDING ON THE RUNWAY MOST ALIGNED WITH THE WIND, THE PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY TO HAVE RUNWAY REOPENED, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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