What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 8/27/2008, @2258 z, a single Cessna, model number CE-182A, registration number N169DP, crashed inverted on level terrain, approximately 1000 yards from runway number 31, at Danielson Airport, (5B3). The aircraft impacted the ground at a 45 degree angle causing substantial damage to the main spinner and propeller, lower powerplant nose cowling, air induction system, powerplant carburetor, fuel gascolator and powerplant control attachments. The nose landing gear separated from the aircraft after being sheared off at its' forward fuselage bulkhead attachment point. The left wing was bent aft at the main spar area buckling the lower skin assemblies. The vertical stabilizer upper cap and control skin surfaces were severely compressed. The aircraft came to rest approximately 12 feet from the initial point of impact and was inverted due to the force of contact with the terrain. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft, escaping without injury. The weather at the time of the accident was reported as; broken clouds with a 25,000 foot ceiling, 10 mile visibility, @ 72 degrees fahrenheit and dew point of 46 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 8/27/2008, @2258 Z, A SINGLE CESSNA, MODEL NUMBER CE-182A, REGISTRATION NUMBER N169DP, CRASHED INVERTED ON LEVEL TERRAIN, APPROXIMATELY 1000 YARDS FROM RUNWAY NUMBER 31, AT DANIELSON AIRPORT, (5B3). THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN SPINNER AND PROPELLER, LOWER POWERPLANT NOSE COWLING, AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM, POWERPLANT CARBURETOR, FUEL GASCOLATOR AND POWERPLANT CONTROL ATTACHMENTS. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BEING SHEARED OFF AT ITS' FORWARD FUSELAGE BULKHEAD ATTACHMENT POINT. THE LEFT WING WAS BENT AFT AT THE MAIN SPAR AREA BUCKLING THE LOWER SKIN ASSEMBLIES. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER UPPER CAP AND CONTROL SKIN SURFACES WERE SEVERELY COMPRESSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT AND WAS INVERTED DUE TO THE FORCE OF CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, ESCAPING WITHOUT INJURY. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS; BROKEN CLOUDS WITH A 25,000 FOOT CEILING, 10 MILE VISIBILITY, @ 72 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND DEW POINT OF 46 DEGREES.
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