What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 21, 2010, N5065X Champion 7KCAB at approximately 1500 mountain standard time (MST), was performing steep turns, power on/off stalls maneuvers 15 miles from Greeley/Weld airport. Pilot heard a sound and noticed a piece of fabric at the trailing edge of the right aileron. After an uneventful landing at Greeley/Weld airport, postflight inspection disclosed fabric on the top of the right wing had separated, and several ribs were damaged when the rivets separated with the fabric. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 21, 2010, N5065X CHAMPION 7KCAB AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), WAS PERFORMING STEEP TURNS, POWER ON/OFF STALLS MANEUVERS 15 MILES FROM GREELEY/WELD AIRPORT. PILOT HEARD A SOUND AND NOTICED A PIECE OF FABRIC AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT AILERON. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT GREELEY/WELD AIRPORT, POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION DISCLOSED FABRIC ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WING HAD SEPARATED, AND SEVERAL RIBS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE RIVETS SEPARATED WITH THE FABRIC. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
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