What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A 1971 Beechcraft bonanza was being operated under the call sign angel flight. The private pilot and partial owner was flying under the call sign angle flight. He had picked up a cancer patient and their acquaintance to be transported to a local Nashville Tennessee hospital. No injuries were sustained in this incident. The winds according to fss were strong, gusting to 32 knots. The pilot stated he was having trouble with the wind and starting to bounce/porpoise. The nose wheel collapsed and the nose tire caught fire. Damage was minimal.
As the FAA filed it
A 1971 BEECHCRAFT BONANZA WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE CALL SIGN ANGEL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PARTIAL OWNER WAS FLYING UNDER THE CALL SIGN ANGLE FLIGHT. HE HAD PICKED UP A CANCER PATIENT AND THEIR ACQUAINTANCE TO BE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL NASHVILLE TENNESSEE HOSPITAL. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE WINDS ACCORDING TO FSS WERE STRONG, GUSTING TO 32 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE WIND AND STARTING TO BOUNCE/PORPOISE. THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE TIRE CAUGHT FIRE. DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL.
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