What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC privacy data omitted was completeing his . Third landing for his night currency. On short final to runway 19 at the Bethel arport the aircraft decended below the the VASI and he did not add sufficient power to correct his flight path. The aircraft struck one of the approach lights causing the aircraft to crash short of the runway threshold. The aircrfat sustained substantial damage with no injuries to privacy data omitted. He was the only occupant of the aircraft. I will administer a 44709 reexamination of his competancy to hold commercial certificate.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COMPLETEING HIS . THIRD LANDING FOR HIS NIGHT CURRENCY. ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 19 AT THE BETHEL ARPORT THE AIRCRAFT DECENDED BELOW THE THE VASI AND HE DID NOT ADD SUFFICIENT POWER TO CORRECT HIS FLIGHT PATH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE OF THE APPROACH LIGHTS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRFAT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. I WILL ADMINISTER A 44709 REEXAMINATION OF HIS COMPETANCY TO HOLD COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE.
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