What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to the pilot privacy data omitted the pilot privacy data omitted departed haywood airport enroute to adrian (adg) at approximately 15:30 local on 28 August 2005. The pilot privacy data omitted landed on runway 23 at adg. At approximately 16:00 local (the same day) the pilot privacy data omitted departed adg enroute to haywood airport. The pilot privacy data omitted reached haywood airport at approximately 16:30 local, as the pilot privacy data omitted was attempting to land he encountered a gust of wind that caused the aircraft to have a hard landing and sheared off the nose landing gear. The aircraft was inspected by this inspector. It was discovered that the aircraft firewall was severely damaged, as well as damage to the propeller, engine mount broken, fuselage damaged and right wing tip damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ DEPARTED HAYWOOD AIRPORT ENROUTE TO ADRIAN (ADG) AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 LOCAL ON 28 AUGUST 2005. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT ADG. AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 LOCAL (THE SAME DAY) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ DEPARTED ADG ENROUTE TO HAYWOOD AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ REACHED HAYWOOD AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 LOCAL, AS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO HAVE A HARD LANDING AND SHEARED OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THIS INSPECTOR. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN, FUSELAGE DAMAGED AND RIGHT WING TIP DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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