What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On March 16, 2000, at 1339 CST, a Mooney M20J, N201WB, serial number 24-0107, reistered and operated by a private owner under title 14 CFR part 91, lost power during climb and made an emergency landing short of the active runway at Fort Smith Municipal Airport (fsm). The private pilot and the passenger were not injured. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose gear and the undercarriage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. During inspection of the aircraft, it was determined that the main fuel cells had excessive amounts of water in the main fuel cells. The location of the fuel sumps were in question because thses sump drains were not adequately removing the water accumulsation. A 2277CE has been corrected by sb.-0N100.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON MARCH 16, 2000, AT 1339 CST, A MOONEY M20J, N201WB, SERIAL NUMBER 24-0107, REISTERED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, LOST POWER DURING CLIMB AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING SHORT OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AT FORT SMITH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FSM). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN FUEL CELLS HAD EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER IN THE MAIN FUEL CELLS. THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL SUMPS WERE IN QUESTION BECAUSE THSES SUMP DRAINS WERE NOT ADEQUATELY REMOVING THE WATER ACCUMULSATION. A 2277CE HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SB.-0N100.
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