What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 29, 2002, the pilot departed the wyncoop (6G4) airport with two passengers. The pilot made the following statement when interviewed about the accident: "I departed the wyncoop airport normally. As I flew back over the field I saw several people on the runway waving at me. I knew something was wrong. I looked out each side of the airplane and saw a broken landing gear strut. I flew to the know county (4I3) airport, which had a longer and wider runway. I made a normal approach and landing. The aircraft skidded on the broken landing gear and then flipped over on it's back." The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the upper wing spar center section, engine mount and rudder. One of the two passengers sustained minor injury, was treated and released from the hospital. No post accident fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2002, THE PILOT DEPARTED THE WYNCOOP (6G4) AIRPORT WITH TWO PASSENGERS. THE PILOT MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WHEN INTERVIEWED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT: "I DEPARTED THE WYNCOOP AIRPORT NORMALLY. AS I FLEW BACK OVER THE FIELD I SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE RUNWAY WAVING AT ME. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I LOOKED OUT EACH SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE AND SAW A BROKEN LANDING GEAR STRUT. I FLEW TO THE KNOW COUNTY (4I3) AIRPORT, WHICH HAD A LONGER AND WIDER RUNWAY. I MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE BROKEN LANDING GEAR AND THEN FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK." THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UPPER WING SPAR CENTER SECTION, ENGINE MOUNT AND RUDDER. ONE OF THE TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY, WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.
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