What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 16, 2016, at 1445 CDT, a Piper PA32R-301 aircraft bearing registration number N185DX, registered to saratoga flyers inc., attempted to return to the airport with reduced aircraft preformance and landed short of the runway at Alpine-Casparis municipal airport in Alpine, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and passenger sustained no injuries. The flight originated from Alpine-Casparis municipal airport in Alpine, Texas on may 16, 2016, at 1445 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 16, 2016, AT 1445 CDT, A PIPER PA32R-301 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N185DX, REGISTERED TO SARATOGA FLYERS INC., ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WITH REDUCED AIRCRAFT PREFORMANCE AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ALPINE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ALPINE, TEXAS ON MAY 16, 2016, AT 1445 CDT.
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