What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On September 7,2000, at 2045 EST, a Cessna CE-182-P, s/n 18262981, N52974, registered to grass hopper flying club, and piloted by privacy data omitted, taxied into a drainage ditch at the Tompkins County Airport, Ithaca, newyork. The ARFF responded and the aircraft was towed to the ramp without incident. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and found the engine/propeller experienced sudden stoppage, and the tail cone, and right wing tip fiberglass fairing were cracked. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no IFR flight was filed. The aircraft received minor damage and there were no injuries. The flight originated at duchess county airport, poughkeepsi, new york on September 7, 2000.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 7,2000, AT 2045 EST, A CESSNA CE-182-P, S/N 18262981, N52974, REGISTERED TO GRASS HOPPER FLYING CLUB, AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^, TAXIED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE TOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT, ITHACA, NEWYORK. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE ENGINE/PROPELLER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPPAGE, AND THE TAIL CONE, AND RIGHT WING TIP FIBERGLASS FAIRING WERE CRACKED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO IFR FLIGHT WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DUCHESS COUNTY AIRPORT, POUGHKEEPSI, NEW YORK ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2000.