What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 24, 2016 at 09:30 central daylight savings time, N1117R, a swift Globe GC-1B, belonging to and being operated by the pilot in command on a local pleasure flight, was on final approach to Country air estate, Lonoke, the pilot in comand when he observed smoke coming from behind the comm/ nav radio. The aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted on the grass runway. The aircraft was being operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual flight rules under meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. There were no personal injuries to the one sole occupant onboard the aircraft. The airplane sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2016 AT 09:30 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, N1117R, A SWIFT GLOBE GC-1B, BELONGING TO AND BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO COUNTRY AIR ESTATE, LONOKE, THE PILOT IN COMAND WHEN HE OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE COMM/ NAV RADIO. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES UNDER METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES TO THE ONE SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.
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