What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 4, 2002, at 1400 a Piper PA-28-161, N9855S, registered to U.S. Flight academy, LLC., 2020 skylane, denton, Texas, skidded off the left side of the runway following an overshot landing, on a solo cross country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft suffered substantial damage and the pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The pilot holds a student pilot certificate. The flight originated at denton, Texas on September 4, 2002 at approximately 1200 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2002, AT 1400 A PIPER PA-28-161, N9855S, REGISTERED TO U.S. FLIGHT ACADEMY, LLC., 2020 SKYLANE, DENTON, TEXAS, SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING AN OVERSHOT LANDING, ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DENTON, TEXAS ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N9855S · 3
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