What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 19, 2010 at approximately 0630 the aircraft departed Bedford County Airport (hmz), Bedford pa, on an IFR flight to eagle creek airpark (eye), indianapolis, IN.the visibility at hmz was approximately 210 feet, reported by a mechanic that works at the airport. Approximately four minutes into the flight the aircraft collided with trees four to five miles from hmz while in fog. The aircraft remained airborne; the pilots climbed to 4000' and contacted cleveland center (zob), declared an emergency and landed on runway 32 at johnstown pa (jst). The main landing gear extended normally. The nose landing gear did not extend. The nose gear doors were damaged and jammed during the impact with the trees. The aircraft nose and propellers struck the runway on rollout. The pilots exited the aircraft wthout injury.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 19, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BEDFORD COUNTY AIRPORT (HMZ), BEDFORD PA, ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE), INDIANAPOLIS, IN.THE VISIBILITY AT HMZ WAS APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET, REPORTED BY A MECHANIC THAT WORKS AT THE AIRPORT.APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES FOUR TO FIVE MILES FROM HMZ WHILE IN FOG. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRBORNE; THE PILOTS CLIMBED TO 4000' AND CONTACTED CLEVELAND CENTER (ZOB), DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT JOHNSTOWN PA (JST). THE MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED AND JAMMED DURING THE IMPACT WITH THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AND PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY ON ROLLOUT. THE PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WTHOUT INJURY.
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