What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 12, 1999 at 1500 CDT a spirit of st louis replica, N211, registered to eaa aviation foundation inc collided with a passenger carrying tram while landing at the experimental aircraft association pioneer airport at Oshkosh, WI. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time. The pilot and seven passengers on board the tram were not injured. The tram sustained substantial damage to the canope structure. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the left hand landing gear shock strut and attach fittings. The proficiency flight originated at pioneer airport June 12, 1999 at 1440CDT. Note; the aircraft has restructed forward visability due to its design.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 12, 1999 AT 1500 CDT A SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS REPLICA, N211, REGISTERED TO EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC COLLIDED WITH A PASSENGER CARRYING TRAM WHILE LANDING AT THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION PIONEER AIRPORT AT OSHKOSH, WI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT AND SEVEN PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE TRAM WERE NOT INJURED. THE TRAM SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CANOPE STRUCTURE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT AND ATTACH FITTINGS. THE PROFICIENCY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PIONEER AIRPORT JUNE 12, 1999 AT 1440CDT. NOTE; THE AIRCRAFT HAS RESTRUCTED FORWARD VISABILITY DUE TO ITS DESIGN.
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