What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 30, 2008, around 1300 hrs, the FSDO in san juan, PR was notified by privacy data omitted the owner of the aircraft N594TC of an accident which occurred in barceloneta, puerto rico, the pilot in command was privacy data omitted, no. privacy data omitted As indicated by privacy data omitted, upon landing on a grass strip located 1.5 miles north east of arecibo airport the aircraft bounced twice and headed toward an electric pole to what privacy data omitted applied power to go around and avoid hitting the power pole. privacy data omitted Stated that as he was climbing out to avoid the power pole a sudden gust wind hit the aircraft causing a 45 degrees right bank. The witnesses, privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted stated that the wind was from the south west at approx. 15 to 20 mph., he also said that during landing the aircraft bounce and short after the pilot accelerated and continued obtaining altitude in a right bank turn clearing the power pole and power lines and then descended and hit a fence pole with the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 30, 2008, AROUND 1300 HRS, THE FSDO IN SAN JUAN, PR WAS NOTIFIED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT N594TC OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED IN BARCELONETA, PUERTO RICO, THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS INDICATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, UPON LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP LOCATED 1.5 MILES NORTH EAST OF ARECIBO AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND HEADED TOWARD AN ELECTRIC POLE TO WHAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND AND AVOID HITTING THE POWER POLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AS HE WAS CLIMBING OUT TO AVOID THE POWER POLE A SUDDEN GUST WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING A 45 DEGREES RIGHT BANK. THE WITNESSES, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH WEST AT APPROX. 15 TO 20 MPH., HE ALSO SAID THAT DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCE AND SHORT AFTER THE PILOT ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED OBTAINING ALTITUDE IN A RIGHT BANK TURN CLEARING THE POWER POLE AND POWER LINES AND THEN DESCENDED AND HIT A FENCE POLE WITH THE RIGHT WING.
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