What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 16, 2001, approximately 0316 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, single-engine airplane, N8454W, sustained substantial damage during the landing flare/touchdown at the Bridgeport municipal airport, Bridgeport, Texas. The airplane was owned by a private individual, and was operated by a non-certificated pilot under 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The pilot and his passenger received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from weatherford, Texas, at an unknown time. Local authorities, the FAA inspector, and the engine and airframe manufacturer's representatives, who responded to the site, respectively, found the airplane resting approximately 30 degree nose down angle, on the approach end of runway 17. The initial impact scraps and gouges on the runway contained white paint consistent with the color of the aircraft. The integrity of both fuel tanks had been compromised and fuel was noted on the runway. The owner of the airplane reported to the local authorities and the NTSB investigator-in-charge (iic) that the airplane was stolen. At 1900, on the evening prior to the accident, the owner had last seen his airplane tied down in his open "t" hangar at the parker county airport. (-23) on July 16, 2001, at approximately 0316 CDT, a Piper PA-28-180, single engine airplane, N8454W, sustained substantial damage during the landing flare/touchdown at the Bridgeport, municipal airport, Bridgeport, Texas. The airplane was owned by a private individual and was operated by a non-certificated pilot under 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The pilot and his passenger received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated at weatherford, Texas at an unknown time. The owner of the airplane reported to local authorities that the airplane was stolen. At 1900, on the evening prior to the accident, the owner had seen his airplane tied down in his open "t" hangar at the parker county airport.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 16, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 0316 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N8454W, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN AT THE BRIDGEPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BRIDGEPORT, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AND WAS OPERATED BY A NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WEATHERFORD, TEXAS, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. LOCAL AUTHORITIES, THE FAA INSPECTOR, AND THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVES, WHO RESPONDED TO THE SITE, RESPECTIVELY, FOUND THE AIRPLANE RESTING APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ANGLE, ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17. THE INITIAL IMPACT SCRAPS AND GOUGES ON THE RUNWAY CONTAINED WHITE PAINT CONSISTENT WITH THE COLOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INTEGRITY OF BOTH FUEL TANKS HAD BEEN COMPROMISED AND FUEL WAS NOTED ON THE RUNWAY. THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE REPORTED TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS STOLEN. AT 1900, ON THE EVENING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE OWNER HAD LAST SEEN HIS AIRPLANE TIED DOWN IN HIS OPEN "T" HANGAR AT THE PARKER COUNTY AIRPORT. (-23) ON JULY 16, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 0316 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-180, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N8454W, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN AT THE BRIDGEPORT, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BRIDGEPORT, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND WAS OPERATED BY A NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEATHERFORD, TEXAS AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE REPORTED TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS STOLEN. AT 1900, ON THE EVENING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE OWNER HAD SEEN HIS AIRPLANE TIED DOWN IN HIS OPEN "T" HANGAR AT THE PARKER COUNTY AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.