What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 16, 1999, at approx. 3:30PM MDT a Piper model PA-60-602P, N555PX, operated by private pilot bruce charles hanson, encountered a crosswind just after take off on runway 32 at the Rapid City, SD, airport (rap). The pilot stated that after rotation the wind blew the acft north of the runway. He could not return to runway 32 with full rudder deflection. The acft was settling, so he made an emergency landing at a 45 degree angle to runway 32 of the Rapid City, SD airport (rap). No injuries were received by the pilot or the one passenger. The acft sustained minor damage. The acft was on a business flight from glenwood, MN (ghw) to Rapid City, SD (rap) and en route back to glenwood, MN, under CFR part 91 when the incident occurred. The flight departed Rapid City, SD (rap), March 16, 1999, at approx. 03:30 pm MDT en route to glenwood, MN (ghw). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 16, 1999, AT APPROX. 3:30PM MDT A PIPER MODEL PA-60-602P, N555PX, OPERATED BY PRIVATE PILOT BRUCE CHARLES HANSON, ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND JUST AFTER TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 32 AT THE RAPID CITY, SD, AIRPORT (RAP). THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER ROTATION THE WIND BLEW THE ACFT NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. HE COULD NOT RETURN TO RUNWAY 32 WITH FULL RUDDER DEFLECTION. THE ACFT WAS SETTLING, SO HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO RUNWAY 32 OF THE RAPID CITY, SD AIRPORT (RAP). NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER. THE ACFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE ACFT WAS ON A BUSINESS FLIGHT FROM GLENWOOD, MN (GHW) TO RAPID CITY, SD (RAP) AND EN ROUTE BACK TO GLENWOOD, MN, UNDER CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED RAPID CITY, SD (RAP), MARCH 16, 1999, AT APPROX. 03:30 PM MDT EN ROUTE TO GLENWOOD, MN (GHW). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
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