What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N49785 a Cessna 152 was on a routine training flight with two us certificated pilots. The aircraft was dispatched from kdto to krph were it conducted several touch and go landings. On return to base at kdto the pilots were in cruise at 3500 feet when they heard a ?boom? Sound. They thought that it was engine related and increased the mixture and adjusted the engine controls. A normal landing was made on runway 18 at kdto. The aircraft was parked and the pilots went inside to dispatch for another flight on the same aircraft and during the preflight they noticed the buckled skin aft of the right wing fuel tank. Maintenance was notified and the aircraft was removed from service.
As the FAA filed it
N49785 A CESSNA 152 WAS ON A ROUTINE TRAINING FLIGHT WITH TWO US CERTIFICATED PILOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED FROM KDTO TO KRPH WERE IT CONDUCTED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON RETURN TO BASE AT KDTO THE PILOTS WERE IN CRUISE AT 3500 FEET WHEN THEY HEARD A ?BOOM? SOUND. THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS ENGINE RELATED AND INCREASED THE MIXTURE AND ADJUSTED THE ENGINE CONTROLS. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 18 AT KDTO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND THE PILOTS WENT INSIDE TO DISPATCH FOR ANOTHER FLIGHT ON THE SAME AIRCRAFT AND DURING THE PREFLIGHT THEY NOTICED THE BUCKLED SKIN AFT OF THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE.
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