What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Tried to land with thunderstorm overhead. Encountered severe wind shear. Lost control. Landed hard. Folded gear. (-23) before arrival at ags, PIC deas received weather information that would have convinced a more experienced pilot to stay clear of the area until the thunderstorm had passed. He was not low on fuel, and the cloud formations were such that he would have had no difficulty remaining VFR. Instead, he bored right into the middle of a classical set of shifting winds of increasing velocity. Two minutes before crash-down he was given "260/56" (practically a direct cross-wind) and answered "affirmative." Needless to say, the landing gear was unable to withstand the stresses generated on contact.
As the FAA filed it
TRIED TO LAND WITH THUNDERSTORM OVERHEAD. ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WIND SHEAR. LOST CONTROL. LANDED HARD. FOLDED GEAR. (-23) BEFORE ARRIVAL AT AGS, PIC DEAS RECEIVED WEATHER INFORMATION THAT WOULD HAVE CONVINCED A MORE EXPERIENCED PILOT TO STAY CLEAR OF THE AREA UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORM HAD PASSED. HE WAS NOT LOW ON FUEL, AND THE CLOUD FORMATIONS WERE SUCH THAT HE WOULD HAVE HAD NO DIFFICULTY REMAINING VFR. INSTEAD, HE BORED RIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF A CLASSICAL SET OF SHIFTING WINDS OF INCREASING VELOCITY. TWO MINUTES BEFORE CRASH-DOWN HE WAS GIVEN "260/56" (PRACTICALLY A DIRECT CROSS-WIND) AND ANSWERED "AFFIRMATIVE." NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE LANDING GEAR WAS UNABLE TO WITHSTAND THE STRESSES GENERATED ON CONTACT.
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