What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 27 2014, at approximately 1800 hours, privacy data omitted was operating N58TB for the purpose of obtaining night currency. While on a visual straight in five mile final approach to runway 27 at Windham Airport in Willimantic, Connecticut; Mr. Gavin stated that at approximately .4 miles from the airport, at an altitude of one hundred feet, when he viewed trees in his flight path illuminated by the aircrafts' landing lights. The aircraft was in landing configuration when the trees were spotted. The aircraft impacted the tree(s) in his flight path. privacy data omitted Stated that he applied power to the aircraft engines and the aircraft responded normally. He performed a missed approach to runway 27, retracted the landing gear and performed a control surface functional check. privacy data omitted Redirected his flight from Windham Airport to igor Sikorsky memorial airport and landed at without incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 27 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING N58TB FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING NIGHT CURRENCY. WHILE ON A VISUAL STRAIGHT IN FIVE MILE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT WINDHAM AIRPORT IN WILLIMANTIC, CONNECTICUT; MR. GAVIN STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY .4 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF ONE HUNDRED FEET, WHEN HE VIEWED TREES IN HIS FLIGHT PATH ILLUMINATED BY THE AIRCRAFTS' LANDING LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LANDING CONFIGURATION WHEN THE TREES WERE SPOTTED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREE(S) IN HIS FLIGHT PATH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE APPLIED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND THE AIRCRAFT RESPONDED NORMALLY. HE PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND PERFORMED A CONTROL SURFACE FUNCTIONAL CHECK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REDIRECTED HIS FLIGHT FROM WINDHAM AIRPORT TO IGOR SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT AND LANDED AT WITHOUT INCIDENT.