What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N7707K, a PA-20 conventional gear a/c, received substantial damage upon landing on rwy 7 at the Hood River, Oregon airport. The winds were calm and smoke was reported in the area. A witness report was received from a flight instructor who was in a position on the airport to observe the complete landing sequence. The witness indicated the aircraft did not flare prior to landing and was in a nose low attitude at touchdown. When interviewed the pilot stated the left brake locked on landing. A post crash inspection of the a/c brake system indicated the a/c brakes operate normally.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N7707K, A PA-20 CONVENTIONAL GEAR A/C, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON LANDING ON RWY 7 AT THE HOOD RIVER, OREGON AIRPORT. THE WINDS WERE CALM AND SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE AREA. A WITNESS REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO WAS IN A POSITION ON THE AIRPORT TO OBSERVE THE COMPLETE LANDING SEQUENCE. THE WITNESS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT FLARE PRIOR TO LANDING AND WAS IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AT TOUCHDOWN. WHEN INTERVIEWED THE PILOT STATED THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED ON LANDING. A POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE A/C BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATED THE A/C BRAKES OPERATE NORMALLY.
NTSB investigation
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