What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On April 18, 2000, at 1352 MDT, a Lancair LNC4 homebuilt aircraft, N997PJ, sustained minor damage during a decompression which occurred when the left-hand side window failed at flight level 22,000 feet 20 miles east Pueblo, Colorado. N997PJ made an emergency landing at pubeblo, Colorado. The certificated private pilot (only occupant) was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight operating under title 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. According to the pilot, he was in cruise flight when the pilot's side windowfailed and decompression occurred. The pilot donned his oxygen mask, descended to a lower altitude and made am emergency landing at Pueblo, Colorado. Inspection of the aircraft by dar privacy data omitted revealed minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON APRIL 18, 2000, AT 1352 MDT, A LANCAIR LNC4 HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, N997PJ, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A DECOMPRESSION WHICH OCCURRED WHEN THE LEFT-HAND SIDE WINDOW FAILED AT FLIGHT LEVEL 22,000 FEET 20 MILES EAST PUEBLO, COLORADO. N997PJ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT PUBEBLO, COLORADO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT (ONLY OCCUPANT) WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT'S SIDE WINDOWFAILED AND DECOMPRESSION OCCURRED. THE PILOT DONNED HIS OXYGEN MASK, DESCENDED TO A LOWER ALTITUDE AND MADE AM EMERGENCY LANDING AT PUEBLO, COLORADO. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY DAR ^PRIVACY DA^ REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE.