What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 13, 2002, at 1530 MDT, an aero commander calair-A-9B, N7791V, registered to the El Paso soaring society, collided into the ground after encountering a "dust devil" upon landing at the West Texas Airport in El Paso, Texas. The aircraft had been towing gliders and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the airline transport pilot received minor injuries. The flight originated from the West Texas Airport at approximately 1510 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 13, 2002, AT 1530 MDT, AN AERO COMMANDER CALAIR-A-9B, N7791V, REGISTERED TO THE EL PASO SOARING SOCIETY, COLLIDED INTO THE GROUND AFTER ENCOUNTERING A "DUST DEVIL" UPON LANDING AT THE WEST TEXAS AIRPORT IN EL PASO, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOWING GLIDERS AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE WEST TEXAS AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 MDT.
NTSB investigation
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