What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircrafat N8441H, piloted by ron camarota, departed new garden (N57), PA, at about 0800 EST on 02/26/97, and arrived at Westchester County Airport (hpn), NY, at approximately 0845 EST on the same day. An approach was made to rwy 16 with winds out of 240 degrees at 8 knots (almost a direct cross wind from the right). The aircraft landed firmly, bounced and became airborne. The wind was taking it to the left side of the runway so the pilot added power and initiated a go-around. The aircraft struck two signs on the side of the runway and sustained damage to the right wing and left main landing gear. On the subsequent approach the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft departed the runway and came to rest in the grass area next to rwy 16, between taxiways d and f. the pilot sustained no injuries and only minor damage was done to the aircraft. Poor pilot technique for crosswind landing was the apparent cause of this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFAT N8441H, PILOTED BY RON CAMAROTA, DEPARTED NEW GARDEN (N57), PA, AT ABOUT 0800 EST ON 02/26/97, AND ARRIVED AT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT (HPN), NY, AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 EST ON THE SAME DAY. AN APPROACH WAS MADE TO RWY 16 WITH WINDS OUT OF 240 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS (ALMOST A DIRECT CROSS WIND FROM THE RIGHT). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FIRMLY, BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE WIND WAS TAKING IT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SO THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO SIGNS ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. ON THE SUBSEQUENT APPROACH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA NEXT TO RWY 16, BETWEEN TAXIWAYS D AND F. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. POOR PILOT TECHNIQUE FOR CROSSWIND LANDING WAS THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT.
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