What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 31, 1998, at 1923 central standard time, a Cessna 310R, N310PB, operated by a private pilot collided with the terrain following a loss of control while landing on runway 36 (6,100'X100') at the Jabara airport, Wichita, Kansas. The pilot and five passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions on a IFR flight plan. The flight originated from lincoln, Nebraska. (.4) the pilot received reported winds of 050 to 070 degrees at 21 knots gusting to 28 knots during the approach. He reported that he `...evaluated the crosswind and determined that it was much less than expected.' At an altitude of 20 to 25 feet above the runway, the airplane `...abruptly dropped...resulting in a high bounce, another hard touchdown, with resulting bounce.' On the third touchdown the airplane remained on the runway where it groundlooped coming to rest off the runway. Maximum demonstrated crosswind component for the Cessna 310R is 19 knots. Given conditions would have produced a 16 to 26 knot crosswind. (-23) during a night circling approach in VMC, heavy rain and gusty winds, the pilot stated a down draft caused aircraft to drop, resulting in a hard landing. No reported injuries to the six passengers. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 31, 1998, AT 1923 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 310R, N310PB, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 (6,100'X100') AT THE JABARA AIRPORT, WICHITA, KANSAS. THE PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. (.4) THE PILOT RECEIVED REPORTED WINDS OF 050 TO 070 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS DURING THE APPROACH. HE REPORTED THAT HE `...EVALUATED THE CROSSWIND AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS MUCH LESS THAN EXPECTED.' AT AN ALTITUDE OF 20 TO 25 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE `...ABRUPTLY DROPPED...RESULTING IN A HIGH BOUNCE, ANOTHER HARD TOUCHDOWN, WITH RESULTING BOUNCE.' ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY WHERE IT GROUNDLOOPED COMING TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY. MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE CESSNA 310R IS 19 KNOTS. GIVEN CONDITIONS WOULD HAVE PRODUCED A 16 TO 26 KNOT CROSSWIND. (-23) DURING A NIGHT CIRCLING APPROACH IN VMC, HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS, THE PILOT STATED A DOWN DRAFT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO DROP, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE SIX PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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