What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 29, 1999, at 0800EST, a mcdonnel Douglas DC-9-82, s/n 49444, N98876, operated by Continental airlines, inc. experienced a landing gear retraction problem shortly after take-off from Rochester international airport (roc). The captain, bill kahl, declared an emergency and returned to land the aircraft at the Rochester international airport. The ARFF responded and the aircraft landed without incident and taxiied to the ramp. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and issued a ferry permit to operate the aircraft from roc to ewr via airways effective date 06-29-99, duration of permit - expire time 1500 date 6-30-99. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight was filed. The flight originated at Rochester, NY on June 29, 1999 at 0755 EST.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 29, 1999, AT 0800EST, A MCDONNEL DOUGLAS DC-9-82, S/N 49444, N98876, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR RETRACTION PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ROC). THE CAPTAIN, BILL KAHL, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIIED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT FROM ROC TO EWR VIA AIRWAYS EFFECTIVE DATE 06-29-99, DURATION OF PERMIT - EXPIRE TIME 1500 DATE 6-30-99. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROCHESTER, NY ON JUNE 29, 1999 AT 0755 EST.