What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On the evening of Monday 8 November 2004, the pilot privacy data omitted operated a Cessna 172N, N8077E, on an IFR night cross country flight from lakeland linder regional airport, lakeland, Florida to the Orlando Sanford international airport, Sanford Florida. The pilot privacy data omitted carried two passengers, privacy data omitted on the flight. Upon arrival at the orland Sanford international airport, the pilot executed a hard landing on runway 9L. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with no injury to the pilot and passengers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THE EVENING OF MONDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2004, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED A CESSNA 172N, N8077E, ON AN IFR NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAKELAND, FLORIDA TO THE ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SANFORD FLORIDA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ CARRIED TWO PASSENGERS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON THE FLIGHT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ORLAND SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT EXECUTED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 9L. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.