What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 27, 1999, approx. 1100 CDT, Cessna 172N airplane, N5374J, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Gregg County Airport (ggg) near Longview, Texas. The private pilot, who was the owner and operator of the airplane and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for 14 code of federal regualtions part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from memphis, tenn, with a final destination of san antonio, Texas.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1999, APPROX. 1100 CDT, CESSNA 172N AIRPLANE, N5374J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING AT GREGG COUNTY AIRPORT (GGG) NEAR LONGVIEW, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGUALTIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MEMPHIS, TENN, WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.