What happened
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(-23) As aircraft touched down pilot experienced wind gust from opposite direction of prevailing winds. Right wing lifted, left wing drug ground, aircraft exited runway then returned to runway. Aircraft was then taxied to ramp with no further problems. No injuries. Aircraft experienced sheet metal damage to left wing and bent left wing spar. (.19) on July 15, 2002, about 1700 hours mountain standard time, a Beech S35, N864T, veered off of the left side of the runway at st. Johns Industrial airpark, st. Johns, Arizona. The airplane's wing contacted the runway's surface and sustained substantial damage. The certificated private pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot as a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated from the shepard air force base in wichita falls, Texas, about 1300. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a visual flight rules flight plan had been filed and activated. The pilot reported that she overflew the airport and observed the windsock. In addition, she received the automated weather report before landing. When touching down on runway 21 the right wing of the airplane lifted up, and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway and rolled into the dirt. Seconds later, she regained control and redirected the airplane back onto the runway. At 1655, the st. Johns local weather report indicated that the wind was from 300 degrees. Its speed was 4 knots. There were no reports of gusts.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AS AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN PILOT EXPERIENCED WIND GUST FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF PREVAILING WINDS. RIGHT WING LIFTED, LEFT WING DRUG GROUND, AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY THEN RETURNED TO RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED TO RAMP WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING AND BENT LEFT WING SPAR. (.19) ON JULY 15, 2002, ABOUT 1700 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH S35, N864T, VEERED OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT ST. JOHNS INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK, ST. JOHNS, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE'S WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY'S SURFACE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SHEPARD AIR FORCE BASE IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ABOUT 1300. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED AND ACTIVATED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT AND OBSERVED THE WINDSOCK. IN ADDITION, SHE RECEIVED THE AUTOMATED WEATHER REPORT BEFORE LANDING. WHEN TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 21 THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE LIFTED UP, AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED INTO THE DIRT. SECONDS LATER, SHE REGAINED CONTROL AND REDIRECTED THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. AT 1655, THE ST. JOHNS LOCAL WEATHER REPORT INDICATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 300 DEGREES. ITS SPEED WAS 4 KNOTS. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF GUSTS.
NTSB investigation
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