What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 18, 1994, aircraft N88FL was involved in a landing incident at Hickory Regional Airport, NC. The aircraft was a Beech baron and was piloted by Mr. Joe d. rester. The incident occurred at 2:18 pm and involved an unsuccessful effort to make a normal landing on runway 24 during high crosswind landing conditions. The weather conditions at the time of landing were reported by Hickory flight service as clear with visibility unlimited. Winds were reported to be 280 degrees at 19 knots with gust to 25 knots. During the rollout, at approximately 60 knots IAS, the pilot reported that a gust of wind rocked the airplane, causing the left wing tip to strike the ground. The aircraft then veered to the left into the flat, soft, grassy area adjacent to the runway. Concerned that he might be heading for a ditch, the pilot elected to apply power and take off again. The pilot reentered the pattern for runway 24 without further incident. Damage to the aircraft consisted of a bent left wing tip. During a subsequent inspection, the left wing tip was noted to be loose and a grinding metal against metal noise could be heard within the wing when the tip was moved. The unde rside of the wing was also scratched and dented. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 18, 1994, AIRCRAFT N88FL WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING INCIDENT AT HICKORY REGIONAL AIRPORT, NC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A BEECH BARON AND WAS PILOTED BY MR. JOE D. RESTER. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 2:18 PM AND INVOLVED AN UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO MAKE A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 DURING HIGH CROSSWIND LANDING CONDITIONS. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF LANDING WERE REPORTED BY HICKORY FLIGHT SERVICE AS CLEAR WITH VISIBILITY UNLIMITED. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 280 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS WITH GUST TO 25 KNOTS. DURING THE ROLLOUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS IAS, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A GUST OF WIND ROCKED THE AIRPLANE, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT INTO THE FLAT, SOFT, GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. CONCERNED THAT HE MIGHT BE HEADING FOR A DITCH, THE PILOT ELECTED TO APPLY POWER AND TAKE OFF AGAIN. THE PILOT REENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A BENT LEFT WING TIP. DURING A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION, THE LEFT WING TIP WAS NOTED TO BE LOOSE AND A GRINDING METAL AGAINST METAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD WITHIN THE WING WHEN THE TIP WAS MOVED. THE UNDE RSIDE OF THE WING WAS ALSO SCRATCHED AND DENTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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