What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot written account reported that while landing on runway 13 with variable winds from south the right wing lifted slightly. He applied right aileron, and the airplane swerved left. Pilot stated to FAA inspector during investigation that: "I think there may have been a bounce." Tire marks on runway from left main tire at first point of touchdown included parallel scratch with metallic residue. Left main wheel rim was broken and scratched around perimeter. Tire marks, wheel scrapes and other evidence on runway indicate airplane hit hard and then bounced. Tire marks resume after bounce in serpentine pattern back and forth across runway until separation of left main landing gear. Left main landing gear attach bolt stretched to break point with both head and nut intact and fastened, including failure under tension load. Three propeller strikes on runway surface adjacent to paint scrapes from left wing. Both left wing spars bent outward of strut attach point, in vicinity of aileron. Damage to fuselage frame at left main landing gear attach point. (.19) on July 23, 2002, at 1600 central daylight time, a Cessna 140, N2070N ,owned and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the left wing of the aircraft struck the runway during landing on runway 13 (3,200 feet by 74 feet dry/asphalt) at the Cook Municipal Airport (cqm), Cook, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The flight originated at the cloquet carlton county airport (coq), cloquet, Minnesota at 1500 central daylight time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WRITTEN ACCOUNT REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 WITH VARIABLE WINDS FROM SOUTH THE RIGHT WING LIFTED SLIGHTLY. HE APPLIED RIGHT AILERON, AND THE AIRPLANE SWERVED LEFT. PILOT STATED TO FAA INSPECTOR DURING INVESTIGATION THAT: "I THINK THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A BOUNCE." TIRE MARKS ON RUNWAY FROM LEFT MAIN TIRE AT FIRST POINT OF TOUCHDOWN INCLUDED PARALLEL SCRATCH WITH METALLIC RESIDUE. LEFT MAIN WHEEL RIM WAS BROKEN AND SCRATCHED AROUND PERIMETER. TIRE MARKS, WHEEL SCRAPES AND OTHER EVIDENCE ON RUNWAY INDICATE AIRPLANE HIT HARD AND THEN BOUNCED. TIRE MARKS RESUME AFTER BOUNCE IN SERPENTINE PATTERN BACK AND FORTH ACROSS RUNWAY UNTIL SEPARATION OF LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLT STRETCHED TO BREAK POINT WITH BOTH HEAD AND NUT INTACT AND FASTENED, INCLUDING FAILURE UNDER TENSION LOAD. THREE PROPELLER STRIKES ON RUNWAY SURFACE ADJACENT TO PAINT SCRAPES FROM LEFT WING. BOTH LEFT WING SPARS BENT OUTWARD OF STRUT ATTACH POINT, IN VICINITY OF AILERON. DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE FRAME AT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT. (.19) ON JULY 23, 2002, AT 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 140, N2070N ,OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 (3,200 FEET BY 74 FEET DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE COOK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CQM), COOK, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CLOQUET CARLTON COUNTY AIRPORT (COQ), CLOQUET, MINNESOTA AT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.