What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 22, 2009, the pilot of N440JM, a jihlavan, kp 5 asa departed Oceano airport on a local flight. On the takeoff roll the pilot reported that when he began to rotate, the controls felt heavy so he decided to cut power. Those nose wheel impacted the ground and folded under causing some minor damage to the skin under the aircraft and also damaged the propeller. The aircraft then skidded off the runway and impacted a runway sign causing minor damage to the right wing. The pilot holds a sport pilot certificate which is not identified in block 31 above.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 22, 2009, THE PILOT OF N440JM, A JIHLAVAN, KP 5 ASA DEPARTED OCEANO AIRPORT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE BEGAN TO ROTATE, THE CONTROLS FELT HEAVY SO HE DECIDED TO CUT POWER. THOSE NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED THE GROUND AND FOLDED UNDER CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIN UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND ALSO DAMAGED THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT HOLDS A SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE WHICH IS NOT IDENTIFIED IN BLOCK 31 ABOVE.
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