What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 15, 1998, about 1540 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N759LH, landed hard on runway 24 at the Hickory airport, Hickory, north carolina. The airplane was rented by the pilot from profile aviation center, inc., for a personal flight under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The private pilot and three passengers were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. According to the FAA, the pilot landed hard damaging the nose gear, firewall, and wrinkling the floor in the cockpit area.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 15, 1998, ABOUT 1540 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N759LH, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE HICKORY AIRPORT, HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA. THE AIRPLANE WAS RENTED BY THE PILOT FROM PROFILE AVIATION CENTER, INC., FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT LANDED HARD DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, AND WRINKLING THE FLOOR IN THE COCKPIT AREA.
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