What happened
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(-23) On 03/09/02, Cessna N21137 was attempting to land on runway 13 at Corning-Painted Post, NY at the time the weather was VFR conditions with the wind estimated to be approximately 160 degrees at 15 to 20 KTS. The runway is lined with trees and in a deep valley. While in the pattern, the pilot reported moderate turbulence and while on final had about 20 degrees of correction for the cross wind. On descending below the tree line and at approx. 10 feet, the crosswind stopped and the aircraft settled hard on the runway, bounced and the pilot then completed the landing. The aircraft buckled the skin underneath the fuselage. This operation under these weather conditions at this airport have been reviewed with the pilot. This matter is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 03/09/02, CESSNA N21137 WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13 AT CORNING-PAINTED POST, NY AT THE TIME THE WEATHER WAS VFR CONDITIONS WITH THE WIND ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 160 DEGREES AT 15 TO 20 KTS. THE RUNWAY IS LINED WITH TREES AND IN A DEEP VALLEY. WHILE IN THE PATTERN, THE PILOT REPORTED MODERATE TURBULENCE AND WHILE ON FINAL HAD ABOUT 20 DEGREES OF CORRECTION FOR THE CROSS WIND. ON DESCENDING BELOW THE TREE LINE AND AT APPROX. 10 FEET, THE CROSSWIND STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED HARD ON THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED AND THE PILOT THEN COMPLETED THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BUCKLED THE SKIN UNDERNEATH THE FUSELAGE. THIS OPERATION UNDER THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THIS AIRPORT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED WITH THE PILOT. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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