What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This was a local personal flight from a private grass strip. The runway was mowed about three quarters to two thirds. The pilot departed from the mowed section. Upon return the pilot landed in the opposite direction. The grass at this end was eighteen to twenty four inches tall. The pilot flaired higher than normal as a result of the tall grass causing the aircraft to stall above the runway causing a hard landing.
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. THE RUNWAY WAS MOWED ABOUT THREE QUARTERS TO TWO THIRDS. THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM THE MOWED SECTION. UPON RETURN THE PILOT LANDED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE GRASS AT THIS END WAS EIGHTEEN TO TWENTY FOUR INCHES TALL. THE PILOT FLAIRED HIGHER THAN NORMAL AS A RESULT OF THE TALL GRASS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL ABOVE THE RUNWAY CAUSING A HARD LANDING.
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