What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 10/24/2005 - Aircraft was returned to service, this date, following an 100 hr. Inspection (t.t.-990.8 hrs). Performed by wollard aviation (dba ahart aviation) maintenance personnel. 11/02/2005 - (t.t.-994.1) aircraft's cowling was removed by wollard aviation maintenance personnel, to troubleshoot a starting problem (flooded engine), and discovered severe damage to the firewall. Further investigation revealed major damage to the nose wheel tunnel walls, lower skins of the fuselage and the nose wheel pants, including a hard landing at some time between the time the aircraft was returned to service following its 100 hr. And 11/02/2005. Three flights were conducted during this time frame: one flight on 10/27/2005 and two on 10/30/2005. The pilots that conducted these flights were interviewed (by phone) by privacy data omitted owner of wollard aviation, to no avail. Because of the major damage, privacy data omitted filed a report with the NTSB who in turn assigned an accident number. 12/09/2005 - the FAA (oak-fsdo) verified the major damage 12/12/2005 - the FAA privacy data omitted called the three pilots and of "course" they had no hard landings. The aircraft is under repair. Closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 10/24/2005 - AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE, THIS DATE, FOLLOWING AN 100 HR. INSPECTION (T.T.-990.8 HRS). PERFORMED BY WOLLARD AVIATION (DBA AHART AVIATION) MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. 11/02/2005 - (T.T.-994.1) AIRCRAFT'S COWLING WAS REMOVED BY WOLLARD AVIATION MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, TO TROUBLESHOOT A STARTING PROBLEM (FLOODED ENGINE), AND DISCOVERED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL TUNNEL WALLS, LOWER SKINS OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE NOSE WHEEL PANTS, INCLUDING A HARD LANDING AT SOME TIME BETWEEN THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING ITS 100 HR. AND 11/02/2005. THREE FLIGHTS WERE CONDUCTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME: ONE FLIGHT ON 10/27/2005 AND TWO ON 10/30/2005. THE PILOTS THAT CONDUCTED THESE FLIGHTS WERE INTERVIEWED (BY PHONE) BY ^PRIVACY DATA^ OWNER OF WOLLARD AVIATION, TO NO AVAIL. BECAUSE OF THE MAJOR DAMAGE, ^PRIVACY DAT^ FILED A REPORT WITH THE NTSB WHO IN TURN ASSIGNED AN ACCIDENT NUMBER. 12/09/2005 - THE FAA (OAK-FSDO) VERIFIED THE MAJOR DAMAGE 12/12/2005 - THE FAA ^PRIVACY DATA ^ CALLED THE THREE PILOTS AND OF "COURSE" THEY HAD NO HARD LANDINGS. THE AIRCRAFT IS UNDER REPAIR. CLOSED.
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