What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 10, 2010 the pilot of N36402 was landing on runway 03 at the sez airport and stated he did not see the PAPI lights illuminated. Pilot stated he thought he might have been a little low at which time he increased throttle and flared. Pilot said he lost sight of the runway lights at which time he brought the nose down and landed. He stated his left wheel touched down in the dirt area next to the runway. He said he realized that he was left of the centerline and he corrected back to the centerline. Pilot stated that after he corrected back to the center of the runway the landing was normal. Pilot said when he went to tie the plane down he saw some damage. He returned the following morning and contacted airport operations who informed him he hit a sign and runway light.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 10, 2010 THE PILOT OF N36402 WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 03 AT THE SEZ AIRPORT AND STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE PAPI LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE LOW AT WHICH TIME HE INCREASED THROTTLE AND FLARED. PILOT SAID HE LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AT WHICH TIME HE BROUGHT THE NOSE DOWN AND LANDED. HE STATED HIS LEFT WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN IN THE DIRT AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. HE SAID HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND HE CORRECTED BACK TO THE CENTERLINE. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER HE CORRECTED BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY THE LANDING WAS NORMAL. PILOT SAID WHEN HE WENT TO TIE THE PLANE DOWN HE SAW SOME DAMAGE. HE RETURNED THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND CONTACTED AIRPORT OPERATIONS WHO INFORMED HIM HE HIT A SIGN AND RUNWAY LIGHT.
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