What happened
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(.4)The pilot was landing on runway 18 when the accident occurred. He reported that when he checked the ATIS prior to landing the winds were being reported as 200 degrees at 14 knots. The airplane bounced during the landing and the pilot added power to recover. The airplane was blown to the left of the runway where it touched down again. The airplane continued to travel to the left. It went off the side of the runway and traveled through the grass eventually contacting the VASI lights. A local observation taken 20 minutes after the accident reported winds from 200 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 18 knots. (-23) on final approach to runway 18 at msn pilot experienced slight cross wind and lnaded in grass to the left of the runway, striking the VASI light structure. The aircraft sustained substantial structural damage to the horizontal stabulizer, elevators and vertical stabulizer. The fuselage from the rear seat back showed wrinkled skin and damage to the structure beneath.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE REPORTED THAT WHEN HE CHECKED THE ATIS PRIOR TO LANDING THE WINDS WERE BEING REPORTED AS 200 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED DURING THE LANDING AND THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO RECOVER. THE AIRPLANE WAS BLOWN TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL TO THE LEFT. IT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED THROUGH THE GRASS EVENTUALLY CONTACTING THE VASI LIGHTS. A LOCAL OBSERVATION TAKEN 20 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT REPORTED WINDS FROM 200 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. (-23) ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AT MSN PILOT EXPERIENCED SLIGHT CROSS WIND AND LNADED IN GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING THE VASI LIGHT STRUCTURE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABULIZER, ELEVATORS AND VERTICAL STABULIZER. THE FUSELAGE FROM THE REAR SEAT BACK SHOWED WRINKLED SKIN AND DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE BENEATH.
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