What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 19th, 2002, at approximately 1700 local a commercial rated pilot was practicing take-off and landings at Wayne County Airport (bjj) runway 28. The pilot had previously accomplished 3 landings. The pilot was attempting his 4th landing when all of a sudden the wind changed and picked up (like a micro burst). The pilot attempted to keep the plane on the runway (28) but the wind was too strong. The pilot applied full throttle to attempt to get the aircraft airborne, but the wind picked the aircraft up and pushed it across the runway and over a bank. Where the aircraft flipped over and came to rest approximately 20 feet to the left of the runway. Note: an unforecasted level 6 thunderstorm with tornado activity passed 15 miles from area around 1700.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 19TH, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 LOCAL A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS AT WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT (BJJ) RUNWAY 28. THE PILOT HAD PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED 3 LANDINGS. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING HIS 4TH LANDING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIND CHANGED AND PICKED UP (LIKE A MICRO BURST). THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE PLANE ON THE RUNWAY (28) BUT THE WIND WAS TOO STRONG. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE, BUT THE WIND PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND PUSHED IT ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND OVER A BANK. WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. NOTE: AN UNFORECASTED LEVEL 6 THUNDERSTORM WITH TORNADO ACTIVITY PASSED 15 MILES FROM AREA AROUND 1700.
NTSB investigation
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