What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)According to the crew while taking off on runway 34 at 60 knots the a ircraft was hit with a gust of wind and veered 20 degrees to the left exiting the runway and becoming airborne. The aircraft then touched down in the sand in rough terrain. They stated that the aircraft was on the ground for three to four seconds hitting ruts until finally becoming airborne again. The following day an FAA inspector on scene observed the landing gear tracks in the sand traveling 1500 feet from the runway departure point. The crew continued the takeoff and failed to report the event at their destination. A panel at the tail skid was later found broken and on may 10, 2000, during a scheduled inspection, the 32 engine inboard mount longeron was found broken.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ACCORDING TO THE CREW WHILE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 34 AT 60 KNOTS THE A IRCRAFT WAS HIT WITH A GUST OF WIND AND VEERED 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY AND BECOMING AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SAND IN ROUGH TERRAIN. THEY STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR THREE TO FOUR SECONDS HITTING RUTS UNTIL FINALLY BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING DAY AN FAA INSPECTOR ON SCENE OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR TRACKS IN THE SAND TRAVELING 1500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE POINT. THE CREW CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND FAILED TO REPORT THE EVENT AT THEIR DESTINATION. A PANEL AT THE TAIL SKID WAS LATER FOUND BROKEN AND ON MAY 10, 2000, DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE 32 ENGINE INBOARD MOUNT LONGERON WAS FOUND BROKEN.
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