What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 28, 1999, at 1240 eastern standard time, a Cessna 206, N59WA, collided with a taxiway sign while landing at Fayetteville regional airport, Fayetteville, NC. The airplane was operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed. The pilot and four passengers received no injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal flight originated at pope air force base at an unknown time. According to the pilot, on arrival, he was cleared for runway 22 and notified by the tower of winds from 280 degrees at 10 knots. Touchdown on the right main gear seemed normal, but as the left main and nose gear contacted the runway, the aircraft swerved sharply to the right. Unable to stop the turn, the airplane departed the runway and collided with a taxiway sign. According to a federal aviation administration inspector who examined the wreckage, the bottom of the fuselage received longitudinal scratching and punctures, the nose gear trunnion was bent to the left, the nose gear support braces were broken off, and the right horizontal stabilizer forward spar was bent upwards. (.4) the accident occurred during landing. The pilot stated that he was cleared to land on runway 22 and was notified by the tower that the winds were from 280 degrees at ten knots. The pilot took corrective action against the crosswind but as the left main and nose gear contacted the runway, the aircraft swerved sharply to the right and departed the runway. The airplane subsequently collided with a taxiway sign. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 28, 1999, AT 1240 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 206, N59WA, COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN WHILE LANDING AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, FAYETTEVILLE, NC. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT POPE AIR FORCE BASE AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON ARRIVAL, HE WAS CLEARED FOR RUNWAY 22 AND NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER OF WINDS FROM 280 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. TOUCHDOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEEMED NORMAL, BUT AS THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. UNABLE TO STOP THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE, THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE RECEIVED LONGITUDINAL SCRATCHING AND PUNCTURES, THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION WAS BENT TO THE LEFT, THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT BRACES WERE BROKEN OFF, AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FORWARD SPAR WAS BENT UPWARDS. (.4) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 AND WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 280 DEGREES AT TEN KNOTS. THE PILOT TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION AGAINST THE CROSSWIND BUT AS THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.