What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 09/25/2005, 20:00 Hours local- received call from acting richmond FSDO-21 office manager, serving notice to respond to the following incident: on 09/24/05, at 12:29 hours local, the pilot of N20669, an experimental exhibition YAK-3M, notified the Norfolk tower that the aircraft had a faulty landing gear, and he would have to make an emergency landing at Norfolk. Right main landing gear was damaged during touch and to at pvg. Pilot continued to orf to do an emergency landing. At 12:43 hours, the airport was closed to all other traffic. At 12:59 hours, the aircraft made a successful gear-up landing on runway 5. Norfolk fire and rescue secured the aircraft. The pilot was the only person on board and was not injured. The aircraft was removed from the runway by crane and moved to piedmont hawthorne aviation for storage. 15:45 hours: airport was reopened to all traffic.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 09/25/2005, 20:00 HOURS LOCAL- RECEIVED CALL FROM ACTING RICHMOND FSDO-21 OFFICE MANAGER, SERVING NOTICE TO RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT: ON 09/24/05, AT 12:29 HOURS LOCAL, THE PILOT OF N20669, AN EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION YAK-3M, NOTIFIED THE NORFOLK TOWER THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A FAULTY LANDING GEAR, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NORFOLK. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED DURING TOUCH AND TO AT PVG. PILOT CONTINUED TO ORF TO DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AT 12:43 HOURS, THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED TO ALL OTHER TRAFFIC. AT 12:59 HOURS, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SUCCESSFUL GEAR-UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 5. NORFOLK FIRE AND RESCUE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY BY CRANE AND MOVED TO PIEDMONT HAWTHORNE AVIATION FOR STORAGE. 15:45 HOURS: AIRPORT WAS REOPENED TO ALL TRAFFIC.