What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 29, 2008 at approximately 1130 MST, N98774, a Cessna 172P piloted by privacy data omitted, sustained structural and propeller damage while landing at Sedona AZ (ksez). privacy data omitted Stated he came in too fast and ballooned twice. He also stated after landing, he taxied to parking privacy data omitted stated he did not inspect the aircraft for damage at Sedona and flew N98774 back to falcon field, mesa AZ (kfez). On November 30, 2008, the damage was discovered during preflight inspection and reported to falcon executive aviation by another pilot. On December 2, 2008, FAA surveyed and photographed damage to N98774. Structural damage to the firewall, sheared and missing rivets, wrinkles in the skin on the underside of the damage propeller were observed and reported to the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 29, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 MST, N98774, A CESSNA 172P PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL AND PROPELLER DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT SEDONA AZ (KSEZ). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE CAME IN TOO FAST AND BALLOONED TWICE. HE ALSO STATED AFTER LANDING, HE TAXIED TO PARKING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE DID NOT INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE AT SEDONA AND FLEW N98774 BACK TO FALCON FIELD, MESA AZ (KFEZ). ON NOVEMBER 30, 2008, THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND REPORTED TO FALCON EXECUTIVE AVIATION BY ANOTHER PILOT. ON DECEMBER 2, 2008, FAA SURVEYED AND PHOTOGRAPHED DAMAGE TO N98774. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, SHEARED AND MISSING RIVETS, WRINKLES IN THE SKIN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DAMAGE PROPELLER WERE OBSERVED AND REPORTED TO THE NTSB.
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