What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 26, 2007, at 1140 CST, a Piper cub owned by super cub flyers, inc. and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted had a hard landing after aborting his water takeoff. The pilot privacy data omitted aborted his takeoff because he did not think he would clear the trees. He got airborne and dropped to the surface at approximately 20 feet. The aircraft sustained severe damage, and neither the pilot nor the passenger were hurt. The pilot holds an airline transport pilot multiengine certificate and a commercial single engine land and sea. The flight originated from long lake, which is just to the west of Detroit Lakes airport on September 26, 2007 at 1135 CST.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007, AT 1140 CST, A PIPER CUB OWNED BY SUPER CUB FLYERS, INC. AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A HARD LANDING AFTER ABORTING HIS WATER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF BECAUSE HE DID NOT THINK HE WOULD CLEAR THE TREES. HE GOT AIRBORNE AND DROPPED TO THE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE, AND NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WERE HURT. THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT MULTIENGINE CERTIFICATE AND A COMMERCIAL SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND SEA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LONG LAKE, WHICH IS JUST TO THE WEST OF DETROIT LAKES AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 AT 1135 CST.
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