What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 20, 2007, at approximately 0930 CDT, N15400, an AT-500-502, piloted by privacy data omitted, shortly after take off from runway 36 at the Slaton municipal airport (F49) in Slaton, Texas encountered uncontained engine failure during the climb. The pilot was unable to return to the airport and landed on county road 7300 and highway 400, a dirt road, which is approximately 2000 feet northeast of the runway. The aircraft struck a street sign, causing substantial damage to the right wing leading edge skin, rib, and wing spar. No one was injured and no other vehicles were involved. Weather conditions were VFR.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 20, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 CDT, N15400, AN AT-500-502, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 36 AT THE SLATON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F49) IN SLATON, TEXAS ENCOUNTERED UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE CLIMB. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED ON COUNTY ROAD 7300 AND HIGHWAY 400, A DIRT ROAD, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STREET SIGN, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN, RIB, AND WING SPAR. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR.
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