What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)"Pilot reported that shortly after touchdown, the airplane swerved to the right and exited the runway. Postaccident examination by russian aviation experts, on December 11, 2000, determined that several structural members just aft of the engine firewall needed to be replaced. This is the area where the main landing gear is atrtached to the fuselage." This quote came from the preliminary report from the NTSB and confirmed by the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)"PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION BY RUSSIAN AVIATION EXPERTS, ON DECEMBER 11, 2000, DETERMINED THAT SEVERAL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS JUST AFT OF THE ENGINE FIREWALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE AREA WHERE THE MAIN LANDING GEAR IS ATRTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE." THIS QUOTE CAME FROM THE PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE NTSB AND CONFIRMED BY THE PILOT.
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