What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft landed hard and sustained bent propellers, a popped windshield, and a broken strut. Other circumstances are unknown. (.19)on febuary 10, 1999, about 1340 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-34-200T, N39531, landed hard on runway 09L, at the Sanford airport, Sanford, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditons prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot and four passengers reported no injuries. The flight originated from key west, Florida, at 1000. The pilot reported that he was too fast on the landing touchdown, causing the airplane to propoise, and land hard. Some parts fell off the airplane. Airport operations personnel picked up a briefcase and flight bag from the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED HARD AND SUSTAINED BENT PROPELLERS, A POPPED WINDSHIELD, AND A BROKEN STRUT. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON FEBUARY 10, 1999, ABOUT 1340 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-34-200T, N39531, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 09L, AT THE SANFORD AIRPORT, SANFORD, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KEY WEST, FLORIDA, AT 1000. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TOO FAST ON THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PROPOISE, AND LAND HARD. SOME PARTS FELL OFF THE AIRPLANE. AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL PICKED UP A BRIEFCASE AND FLIGHT BAG FROM THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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