What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omittedReported accident because rental plane owner told him to report. Bent firewall may of been caused by hard landing privacy data omitted reported to owner on 10/5/16 at jrf airport. The landing was reported to the aircraft owner because of a popped nose wheel tire found while taxi to parking.
Pilot did not see any damage to firewall on that date. Firewall damage was not found until 8 days latter after wheel had been replaced by owner and aircraft flown from jrf to hnl.
Hnl mechanic found the damaged firewall during 100 hour inspection .
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^REPORTED ACCIDENT BECAUSE RENTAL PLANE OWNER TOLD HIM TO REPORT. BENT FIREWALL MAY OF BEEN CAUSED BY HARD LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED TO OWNER ON 10/5/16 AT JRF AIRPORT. THE LANDING WAS REPORTED TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER BECAUSE OF A POPPED NOSE WHEEL TIRE FOUND WHILE TAXI TO PARKING.
PILOT DID NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE TO FIREWALL ON THAT DATE. FIREWALL DAMAGE WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL 8 DAYS LATTER AFTER WHEEL HAD BEEN REPLACED BY OWNER AND AIRCRAFT FLOWN FROM JRF TO HNL.
HNL MECHANIC FOUND THE DAMAGED FIREWALL DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION .
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