What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 04-26-96, a Beech model j 35 aircraft experienced a nose landing gear collapse during landing at the Sturgis, KY airport (I05). The aircraft was being operated by the aircraft owner on a personnel business flight under FAR part 91 operating rules. According to the pilot, she and her husband were on a flight from columbus, oh to east prairie, MO when they decided to land at the Sturgis, KY airport to refuel. They contacted the Sturgis uni-com and were given the wind conditions (290 at 15 knots) and instructions to land on runway 36. As the aircraft crossed over the end of the runway at an estimated 30 ft above the ground, the aircraft "sank" very rapidly, the pilot attempted to add power but was unable to prevent the aircraft from contacting the runway in a nose low attitude. The nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft veered off to the right side of the runway into a muddy field and stopped. The pilot was informed by the airport manager that at the time she was landing the wind indicator registered 20 knots gusting to 30 knots. There were no injuries to the pilot or the passenger. Damage was minor limited to the nose landing gear, lower nose cowling, and the propeller.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 04-26-96, A BEECH MODEL J 35 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING AT THE STURGIS, KY AIRPORT (I05). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ON A PERSONNEL BUSINESS FLIGHT UNDER FAR PART 91 OPERATING RULES. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE ON A FLIGHT FROM COLUMBUS, OH TO EAST PRAIRIE, MO WHEN THEY DECIDED TO LAND AT THE STURGIS, KY AIRPORT TO REFUEL. THEY CONTACTED THE STURGIS UNI-COM AND WERE GIVEN THE WIND CONDITIONS (290 AT 15 KNOTS) AND INSTRUCTIONS TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36. AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT AN ESTIMATED 30 FT ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT "SANK" VERY RAPIDLY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM CONTACTING THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A MUDDY FIELD AND STOPPED. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER THAT AT THE TIME SHE WAS LANDING THE WIND INDICATOR REGISTERED 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. DAMAGE WAS MINOR LIMITED TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, LOWER NOSE COWLING, AND THE PROPELLER.
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