What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 28, 1999, at 1145 EDT, a Cessna 177RG, N177WB, registered to sonlight aviation, inc. collided with the ground on landing at Hernando County Airport, Brooksville, Florida, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at the same airport as above. Investigation revealed the clevis that fastens the nose gear door to the nose gear strut had been tightened so much that it did not allow the door to pivot. This nose gear door was bent and cracked and when the cowling was removed and the nose gear door was moved throughout its range of movement, it caught on the forward part of the cowling, not allowing the nose gear door to open properly.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 28, 1999, AT 1145 EDT, A CESSNA 177RG, N177WB, REGISTERED TO SONLIGHT AVIATION, INC. COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ON LANDING AT HERNANDO COUNTY AIRPORT, BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SAME AIRPORT AS ABOVE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CLEVIS THAT FASTENS THE NOSE GEAR DOOR TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT HAD BEEN TIGHTENED SO MUCH THAT IT DID NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO PIVOT. THIS NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS BENT AND CRACKED AND WHEN THE COWLING WAS REMOVED AND THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS MOVED THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE OF MOVEMENT, IT CAUGHT ON THE FORWARD PART OF THE COWLING, NOT ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR DOOR TO OPEN PROPERLY.
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