What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Pilot made a flight from oakland, California to Jackson, Wyoming, but started the flight with poor and incomplete preflight planning. He filed no flight plan, received no standard briefing which would include NOTAM information concerning airports of use on the flight plan. Enroute he expected airport information on the AWOS facilities which disseminate only weather information. On his approach and landing he evidently did not identify the yellow "x"'s as a closed runway, nor recognized the construction workers in the proxmity that runway. His landing on the closed runway was an endagerment to both persons and property.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT MADE A FLIGHT FROM OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA TO JACKSON, WYOMING, BUT STARTED THE FLIGHT WITH POOR AND INCOMPLETE PREFLIGHT PLANNING. HE FILED NO FLIGHT PLAN, RECEIVED NO STANDARD BRIEFING WHICH WOULD INCLUDE NOTAM INFORMATION CONCERNING AIRPORTS OF USE ON THE FLIGHT PLAN. ENROUTE HE EXPECTED AIRPORT INFORMATION ON THE AWOS FACILITIES WHICH DISSEMINATE ONLY WEATHER INFORMATION. ON HIS APPROACH AND LANDING HE EVIDENTLY DID NOT IDENTIFY THE YELLOW "X"'S AS A CLOSED RUNWAY, NOR RECOGNIZED THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN THE PROXMITY THAT RUNWAY. HIS LANDING ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY WAS AN ENDAGERMENT TO BOTH PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
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