What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N47802, piloted by Mr. Chukwuma okoroma, made an unauthorized landing at Tinker air force base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on 08/01/01, at 1213 local time. Mr. Okoroma, holder of a private pilot certificate, airplane single engine land, was on a solo training flight for his instrument rating. Mr. Okoroma was flying from duncan, Oklahoma, to ada, Oklahoma, and was using VOR navigation when he lost the radio signal and became disoriented. He saw the air force base and the large runway and decided to land and get directions. Mr. Okoroma and his flight instructor have been counseled by the owner of the flight school and by inspector walton of the Oklahoma City flight standards office.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N47802, PILOTED BY MR. CHUKWUMA OKOROMA, MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED LANDING AT TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, ON 08/01/01, AT 1213 LOCAL TIME. MR. OKOROMA, HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, WAS ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT FOR HIS INSTRUMENT RATING. MR. OKOROMA WAS FLYING FROM DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA, TO ADA, OKLAHOMA, AND WAS USING VOR NAVIGATION WHEN HE LOST THE RADIO SIGNAL AND BECAME DISORIENTED. HE SAW THE AIR FORCE BASE AND THE LARGE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO LAND AND GET DIRECTIONS. MR. OKOROMA AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAVE BEEN COUNSELED BY THE OWNER OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AND BY INSPECTOR WALTON OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY FLIGHT STANDARDS OFFICE.
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