What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: at approximately 10:50 CST on 02-02-98, N101GQ was on short final for runway 27 at Cumberland, WI (kube) with the gear down and the flaps fully extended. The aircraft was descended by msp ARTCC from cruise altitude to 11,000' MSL due to traffic while approximately 100 NM from ube, resulting in operations in icing conditions. The aircraft remained in IMC throughout the approach, obtaining intermittent ground contact when below 4,000' MSL. The aircraft deicing equipment was operating normally during this time. While on short final at approximately 100' AGL, the aircraft developed a sudden unexpected high sink rate at 110 KIAS. The pilot reportedly applied maximum power but was unable to prevent touchdown short of the runway. The aircraft became slightly airborne, struck a runway light and then completed the landing. The passengers were unaware of the early ground contact and exited the airplane at the FBO. There were no injuries. Aircraft damage was limited to the tip of the propeller blade, flap and slight damage to the wing fairing from contact with a runway light. After landing, a coating of approximately 1" to 21/2" of mixed ice on the wing from the tip inbo ard for approximately three feet. The prop spinners, antennas and other protruding fixtures had accumulated ice. The wing areas around the deicing boots did not have ice on them. The pilot was removed from flight duties. He received additional training on winter operations and will fly with an instructor for at least two flights before being returned to line duty. He was administered an evaluation under the provisions of 49 usc 44709 by the principal operations inspector, tom russell (stl FSDO), which was satisfactory.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 10:50 CST ON 02-02-98, N101GQ WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 27 AT CUMBERLAND, WI (KUBE) WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND THE FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDED BY MSP ARTCC FROM CRUISE ALTITUDE TO 11,000' MSL DUE TO TRAFFIC WHILE APPROXIMATELY 100 NM FROM UBE, RESULTING IN OPERATIONS IN ICING CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN IMC THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH, OBTAINING INTERMITTENT GROUND CONTACT WHEN BELOW 4,000' MSL. THE AIRCRAFT DEICING EQUIPMENT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY DURING THIS TIME. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 100' AGL, THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED HIGH SINK RATE AT 110 KIAS. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY APPLIED MAXIMUM POWER BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT TOUCHDOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME SLIGHTLY AIRBORNE, STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THEN COMPLETED THE LANDING. THE PASSENGERS WERE UNAWARE OF THE EARLY GROUND CONTACT AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE AT THE FBO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE TIP OF THE PROPELLER BLADE, FLAP AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE WING FAIRING FROM CONTACT WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT. AFTER LANDING, A COATING OF APPROXIMATELY 1" TO 21/2" OF MIXED ICE ON THE WING FROM THE TIP INBO ARD FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET. THE PROP SPINNERS, ANTENNAS AND OTHER PROTRUDING FIXTURES HAD ACCUMULATED ICE. THE WING AREAS AROUND THE DEICING BOOTS DID NOT HAVE ICE ON THEM. THE PILOT WAS REMOVED FROM FLIGHT DUTIES. HE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON WINTER OPERATIONS AND WILL FLY WITH AN INSTRUCTOR FOR AT LEAST TWO FLIGHTS BEFORE BEING RETURNED TO LINE DUTY. HE WAS ADMINISTERED AN EVALUATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 49 USC 44709 BY THE PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, TOM RUSSELL (STL FSDO), WHICH WAS SATISFACTORY.