What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 5, 2023, at 1459 local, the pilot of privacy data omitted, PA-28-161 single engine piston aircraft contacted frg tower with a report of smoke in the cockpit. Frg controller cleared aircraft to land on runway 32.
The aircraft was approximately one mile out, east of runway 32 when he radio in to tower a may day destress call of fire. Shortly after, the aircraft impacted trees and terrain, crashed landed and completely burned in north lindenhurst, NY while on approach to runway 32 at the farmingdale-republic airport, NY.
There was 3 sob, the pilot and one passenger suffered severe injuries and was taken to stony brook hospital, one passenger was fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed in the impact sequence.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 5, 2023, AT 1459 LOCAL, THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA-28-161 SINGLE ENGINE PISTON AIRCRAFT CONTACTED FRG TOWER WITH A REPORT OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. FRG CONTROLLER CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OUT, EAST OF RUNWAY 32 WHEN HE RADIO IN TO TOWER A MAY DAY DESTRESS CALL OF FIRE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN, CRASHED LANDED AND COMPLETELY BURNED IN NORTH LINDENHURST, NY WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT THE FARMINGDALE-REPUBLIC AIRPORT, NY.
THERE WAS 3 SOB, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO STONY BROOK HOSPITAL, ONE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE IMPACT SEQUENCE.
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