What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The pilot in command terminated the flight with a passenger after a hard landing and go around in gusty cross wind conditions. Post flight inspection revealed that the main gear wheel was damaged with no notice of the firewall damage until the cowling was removed three weeks later. This office was notified subsequent to the discovery and,upon verification of the damage to the firewall, an accident file was open.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT IN COMMAND TERMINATED THE FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER AFTER A HARD LANDING AND GO AROUND IN GUSTY CROSS WIND CONDITIONS. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WHEEL WAS DAMAGED WITH NO NOTICE OF THE FIREWALL DAMAGE UNTIL THE COWLING WAS REMOVED THREE WEEKS LATER. THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED SUBSEQUENT TO THE DISCOVERY AND,UPON VERIFICATION OF THE DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, AN ACCIDENT FILE WAS OPEN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.