What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 19, 2008 at 1128 MDT a Tecnam P2004 bravo, N649BV, received minor damage after a hard landing at the Santa Fe, NM municipal airport. The commercial pilot/flight instructor and a student pilot, the owner of the aircraft, were not injured. The aircraft was piloted by the student pilot. The flight instructor, who was the pilot in command, reported that about four seconds before touchdown it felt like the aircraft was "swatted out of the sky." The aircraft landed hard and received damage to all three landing gear and minor damage to the stabilizer. The pilots were able to taxi the aircraft off of the runway under its own power. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. A VFR flight plan had been filed for the flight from raton, NM to Santa Fe but had never been activated. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 19, 2008 AT 1128 MDT A TECNAM P2004 BRAVO, N649BV, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER A HARD LANDING AT THE SANTA FE, NM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT PILOT, THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY THE STUDENT PILOT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND, REPORTED THAT ABOUT FOUR SECONDS BEFORE TOUCHDOWN IT FELT LIKE THE AIRCRAFT WAS "SWATTED OUT OF THE SKY." THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO ALL THREE LANDING GEAR AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE STABILIZER. THE PILOTS WERE ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT FROM RATON, NM TO SANTA FE BUT HAD NEVER BEEN ACTIVATED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
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