What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 3, 2010, aircraft was enroute to san antonio, Texas. Shortly after passing San Angelo, Texas the pilot began experiencing a rough running engine. The aircraft made a precautionary diversion back to the San Angelo airport. As the aircraft was inbound to land on runway 18, the pilot was advised by the sjt tower the gear was not down. The pilot said due to poor engine performance the aircraft was unable to make a go around. The aircraft landed on runway 18 with the gear partially extended. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the two souls onboard.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 3, 2010, AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING SAN ANGELO, TEXAS THE PILOT BEGAN EXPERIENCING A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY DIVERSION BACK TO THE SAN ANGELO AIRPORT. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED BY THE SJT TOWER THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT SAID DUE TO POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE TWO SOULS ONBOARD.
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