What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 19, 2005, at 1313 eastern standard time, a Cessna CE-421, N421HG, piloted by private pilot privacy data omitted made a hard landing and bounced while attempting to land at the Muncie/delware county/Johnson field airport in Muncie, Indiana. When the aircraft made contact with the runway after the bounce, it veered off the left side of the runway onto the grass and struck a PAPI light. The pilot was not injured but the aircraft received substantial damage. The 14 CFR part 91 flight had just completed the GPS runway 20 instrument approach procedure. The weather at the time was ceiling 1,100 overcast with 3 miles visibility, winds 280 degrees at 13 knots. The aircraft had departed its base at ann arbor, Michigan and had flown to Muncie on an IFR flight plan.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 19, 2005, AT 1313 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA CE-421, N421HG, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ MADE A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE MUNCIE/DELWARE COUNTY/JOHNSON FIELD AIRPORT IN MUNCIE, INDIANA. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AFTER THE BOUNCE, IT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS AND STRUCK A PAPI LIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD JUST COMPLETED THE GPS RUNWAY 20 INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CEILING 1,100 OVERCAST WITH 3 MILES VISIBILITY, WINDS 280 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED ITS BASE AT ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN AND HAD FLOWN TO MUNCIE ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.
NTSB investigation
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