What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on December 16, 1997, about 1930 Alaska standard time, a Cessna 206 airplane, N9575G, sustained substantial damage during landing at Mountain Village, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) flight under title 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The airplane is operated by hageland aviation services inc., anchorage, Alaska. The certificated airline transport pilot, the sole passenger, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. VFR company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated at the st. mary's airport, st. mary's, Alaska at 1925. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (iic), on December 17, 1997, the pilot, who is the chief pilot for the operator, reported he was landing on runway 02 at Mountain Village to drop the passenger off. During the touchdown, the airplane landed hard and bounced into the air. When the airplane again touched down, the nose gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane received damage to the nose gear strut, propeller, and a right wing rib. (-23) on December 16, 1997, at about 17:30 local time, hageland aviation aircraft N9575G, piloted by matthew a. tomter, certificate no. 543904376, sustained substantial damage during landing at Mountain Village, Alaska. Runway has up hill grade and was covered with snow and ice. Aircraft bounced up on initial landing settled back on runway collapsing nose gear and skidded to a stop mid field center of runway. Nose gear, propeller, and right wing tip were damaged. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 16, 1997, ABOUT 1930 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 206 AIRPLANE, N9575G, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE IS OPERATED BY HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES INC., ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. VFR COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ST. MARY'S AIRPORT, ST. MARY'S, ALASKA AT 1925. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON DECEMBER 17, 1997, THE PILOT, WHO IS THE CHIEF PILOT FOR THE OPERATOR, REPORTED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 AT MOUNTAIN VILLAGE TO DROP THE PASSENGER OFF. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. WHEN THE AIRPLANE AGAIN TOUCHED DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT, PROPELLER, AND A RIGHT WING RIB. (-23) ON DECEMBER 16, 1997, AT ABOUT 17:30 LOCAL TIME, HAGELAND AVIATION AIRCRAFT N9575G, PILOTED BY MATTHEW A. TOMTER, CERTIFICATE NO. 543904376, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, ALASKA. RUNWAY HAS UP HILL GRADE AND WAS COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP ON INITIAL LANDING SETTLED BACK ON RUNWAY COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR AND SKIDDED TO A STOP MID FIELD CENTER OF RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, AND RIGHT WING TIP WERE DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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