What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Undershot runway and landed hard on short final due to turbulence. Pushed main gears through wings, cracked spars. (-23) on January 9, 1998 about 1600 CST, a Beech V35, N99V registered to and operated by benton donegan was substantially damaged during a hard landing on runway 14 at Elm Creek airpark, Seguin, Texas. Mr. Donegan the sole occupant received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. Mr. Donegan reported to me that he encountered turbulence on final approach resulting in a hard landing on the end of the runway. Both main landing gear were pushed through the wings and both aft spars were cracked.
As the FAA filed it
UNDERSHOT RUNWAY AND LANDED HARD ON SHORT FINAL DUE TO TURBULENCE. PUSHED MAIN GEARS THROUGH WINGS, CRACKED SPARS. (-23) ON JANUARY 9, 1998 ABOUT 1600 CST, A BEECH V35, N99V REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY BENTON DONEGAN WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT ELM CREEK AIRPARK, SEGUIN, TEXAS. MR. DONEGAN THE SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MR. DONEGAN REPORTED TO ME THAT HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ON FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE PUSHED THROUGH THE WINGS AND BOTH AFT SPARS WERE CRACKED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.