What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 09/04/2015, pilot privacy data omitted advised pbi upon arrival of a possible gear problem and requested a tower flyby to verify gear ok. Landing was uneventful. Pbi fire chief reported damaged right propeller. Pilot contacted tower and fss to report damage to aircraft propeller and FAA was subsequently notified. On 09/10/2015, FAA interview revealed that the pilot had departed mycc in Bahamas and had what he thought was a blown tire or bird strike. He stated that there was no excessive vibration after takeoff and decided to continue to pbi. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that approximately 8 inches of the propeller tips were bent forward.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09/04/2015, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED PBI UPON ARRIVAL OF A POSSIBLE GEAR PROBLEM AND REQUESTED A TOWER FLYBY TO VERIFY GEAR OK. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. PBI FIRE CHIEF REPORTED DAMAGED RIGHT PROPELLER. PILOT CONTACTED TOWER AND FSS TO REPORT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND FAA WAS SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED. ON 09/10/2015, FAA INTERVIEW REVEALED THAT THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED MYCC IN BAHAMAS AND HAD WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A BLOWN TIRE OR BIRD STRIKE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AFTER TAKEOFF AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO PBI. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES OF THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT FORWARD.
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