What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Sunday, November 15, 2009 during the Nellis airshow, N186AM, an F-86F, serial number 52-5012, lost the right drop tank during a "korean war" re-enactment. Inspector from the las FSDO witnessed the event and fortunately, the tank landed harmlessly on the airfield with no damage to the aircraft, persons or property. The aircraft was inspected by the las FSDO inspectors after landing and no obvious damage or reason for the loss of the tank was noted. The tank could not be inspected since it was located on the airfield and there was no immediate access allowed. The same aircraft lost a drop tank from the same side during a similar event at the chino, CA airshow in may of 2007.
As the FAA filed it
ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009 DURING THE NELLIS AIRSHOW, N186AM, AN F-86F, SERIAL NUMBER 52-5012, LOST THE RIGHT DROP TANK DURING A "KOREAN WAR" RE-ENACTMENT. INSPECTOR FROM THE LAS FSDO WITNESSED THE EVENT AND FORTUNATELY, THE TANK LANDED HARMLESSLY ON THE AIRFIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, PERSONS OR PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE LAS FSDO INSPECTORS AFTER LANDING AND NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR REASON FOR THE LOSS OF THE TANK WAS NOTED. THE TANK COULD NOT BE INSPECTED SINCE IT WAS LOCATED ON THE AIRFIELD AND THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE ACCESS ALLOWED. THE SAME AIRCRAFT LOST A DROP TANK FROM THE SAME SIDE DURING A SIMILAR EVENT AT THE CHINO, CA AIRSHOW IN MAY OF 2007.
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