What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 1, 2002, at about 1430 Alaska standard time, a Cessna CE-207-A, N7373U, piloted by michael b. olson, a commercial rated pilot and registered to gussic ventures, was involved in a landing accident at the Kotlik, AK airport. The flight was operated by hageland aviation service, inc. under the provisions of 14 CFR part 135 capstone equipped commuter flight. There were four passengers on board the scheduled flight. According to the pilot on landing approach he believed that the aircraft was a little too fast, reduced the power to slow the airspeed, and as a/s degraded applied full power and deployed full flaps. The aircraft impacted short of runway with the nose gear collapsing damaging a wing and causing the airplane to swerve to the left. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 1, 2002, AT ABOUT 1430 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA CE-207-A, N7373U, PILOTED BY MICHAEL B. OLSON, A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND REGISTERED TO GUSSIC VENTURES, WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT AT THE KOTLIK, AK AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICE, INC. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 135 CAPSTONE EQUIPPED COMMUTER FLIGHT. THERE WERE FOUR PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE SCHEDULED FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ON LANDING APPROACH HE BELIEVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS A LITTLE TOO FAST, REDUCED THE POWER TO SLOW THE AIRSPEED, AND AS A/S DEGRADED APPLIED FULL POWER AND DEPLOYED FULL FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING DAMAGING A WING AND CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
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