What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 30 June 2004, at approximately 00:35, Mr. Shannon b. phillips (instructor), holder of pilot certificate number 2793533, and Mr. Perry r. marazglio (student), holder of pilot certificate number 2744001, were flying a Beechcraft BE-76, N5236M, on night cross country training flight. The flight originated out of st. lucie county international airport, fort pierce, Florida to the Daytona Beach international airport. While landing at the Daytona Beach international airport and shortly after touchdown on runway 7, they struck a large racoon on the runway which caused the nose landing gear to collapse. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway sustaining damage to the nose gear, both propellers and both engines. The damage to the aircraft was not structural and therefore classified as minor damage. The pilots sustained no injuries from the incident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 30 JUNE 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 00:35, MR. SHANNON B. PHILLIPS (INSTRUCTOR), HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2793533, AND MR. PERRY R. MARAZGLIO (STUDENT), HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2744001, WERE FLYING A BEECHCRAFT BE-76, N5236M, ON NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED OUT OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA TO THE DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WHILE LANDING AT THE DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 7, THEY STRUCK A LARGE RACOON ON THE RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, BOTH PROPELLERS AND BOTH ENGINES. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT STRUCTURAL AND THEREFORE CLASSIFIED AS MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOTS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES FROM THE INCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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