What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 24, 2009 at 1150 a.m. PDT, flight instructor alvin c. wood was on a familiarization and training flight with the aircraft owner privacy data omitted. They were flying a Piper J4A identified as N24536 which is a two seater, conventional gear aircraft. The control tower at Gillespie Field located in el cajon, California reported the VFR weather to be: "sp 1853Z calm 25 SCT150 A2991". The initial accident reported submitted by the controller in the tower reads: "N24536, Piper J4A, lost control landing Gillespie Field Airport runway 27R, bounced, nosed over, and came to rest inverted at 2411150. POB: 2, injuries: none, +damage: substantial. (San FSDO) 10/24 1850Z.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 24, 2009 AT 1150 A.M. PDT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALVIN C. WOOD WAS ON A FAMILIARIZATION AND TRAINING FLIGHT WITH THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THEY WERE FLYING A PIPER J4A IDENTIFIED AS N24536 WHICH IS A TWO SEATER, CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT. THE CONTROL TOWER AT GILLESPIE FIELD LOCATED IN EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA REPORTED THE VFR WEATHER TO BE: "SP 1853Z CALM 25 SCT150 A2991". THE INITIAL ACCIDENT REPORTED SUBMITTED BY THE CONTROLLER IN THE TOWER READS: "N24536, PIPER J4A, LOST CONTROL LANDING GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT RUNWAY 27R, BOUNCED, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED AT 2411150. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, +DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. (SAN FSDO) 10/24 1850Z.
NTSB investigation
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