What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 8, 2020 at approximately 1645 MDT, N6601K, a Cessna model 172P aircraft was damaged when it encountered windshear at the united states air force Academy airfield (kaff) shortly after takeoff. The pilot loss adequate airspeed and altitude when the wind direction suddenly changed from a southwesterly direction to a westerly direction shortly after takeoff at approximately 5 feet AGL. The aircraft landed in the grass on the left side of runway 16C. The aircraft impacted the ground causing damage to the tailhook, propeller tip, left main landing gear, and cracking of the front and rear windscreen. There were two persons onboard the aircraft onboard, a flight instructor and a student pilot. No injuries were reported by either persons. Weather at the time was VMC.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 8, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 MDT, N6601K, A CESSNA MODEL 172P AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY AIRFIELD (KAFF) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT LOSS ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE WHEN THE WIND DIRECTION SUDDENLY CHANGED FROM A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 16C. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAILHOOK, PROPELLER TIP, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND CRACKING OF THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSCREEN. THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT ONBOARD, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT PILOT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY EITHER PERSONS. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.
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