What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft was observed on approach to runway 08 at lci (Laconia airport), Laconia, NH. The aircraft appeared to hit hard while landing, making a snapping or breaking sound. Some objects were observed to have been flying from the runway threshold area where the aircraft first contacted the runway. It was later discovered that the aircraft had contacted a threshold light on landing. There was debris from the damaged threshold light on the runway and in the immediate vicinity of the area around the threshold light. The pilot returned the aircraft to the FBO which had rented him the aircraft, paid for the rental of the aircraft, and departed without notifying anyone about what had happened. The aircraft damage consisted of a broken left main gear fairing and a large dent and puncture in the left horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 08 AT LCI (LACONIA AIRPORT), LACONIA, NH. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HIT HARD WHILE LANDING, MAKING A SNAPPING OR BREAKING SOUND. SOME OBJECTS WERE OBSERVED TO HAVE BEEN FLYING FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AREA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FIRST CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD CONTACTED A THRESHOLD LIGHT ON LANDING. THERE WAS DEBRIS FROM THE DAMAGED THRESHOLD LIGHT ON THE RUNWAY AND IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE AREA AROUND THE THRESHOLD LIGHT. THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FBO WHICH HAD RENTED HIM THE AIRCRAFT, PAID FOR THE RENTAL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND DEPARTED WITHOUT NOTIFYING ANYONE ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A BROKEN LEFT MAIN GEAR FAIRING AND A LARGE DENT AND PUNCTURE IN THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
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