What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Pilot ^priv^was landing his amateur built/experimental hart/cozy iii aircraft, registration N296MH on runway 20, Santa Fe airport, Santa Fe, NM. There was one passenger on board the aircraft. On landing rollout the passenger inadvertenly applied pressure to the rudder pedals causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. The pilot corrected and returned the aircraft to the runway. In the telephone interview with privacy data omitted ^ he stated that the loss of control surprised him and at first did not know what happened. During the loss of control the right wing tip contacted the runway marker sign causing extensive damage to the sign. There was minor damage to the wing tip. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT ^PRIV^WAS LANDING HIS AMATEUR BUILT/EXPERIMENTAL HART/COZY III AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N296MH ON RUNWAY 20, SANTA FE AIRPORT, SANTA FE, NM. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE PASSENGER INADVERTENLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE RUDDER PEDALS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CORRECTED AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY. IN THE TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY ^ HE STATED THAT THE LOSS OF CONTROL SURPRISED HIM AND AT FIRST DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. DURING THE LOSS OF CONTROL THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY MARKER SIGN CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE SIGN. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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