What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 1, 2002, at 1040 central daylight time, a Mooney M20J, N22RJ, collided with the terrain following a loss of control while landing on runway 18 (3,899 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) at the Merrill c. Meigs airport, Chicago, Illinois. The private pilot and his pilot rated passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The flight originated from madison, Wisconsin, around 0945. (-23) the pilot was landing runway 18 at kcgx. Upon landing the aircraft bounced (40 feet) into the air rotated sideways and landed in the grass touching left wing tip first. There is structural damage to the rudder and center of the fuselage. Winds at kcgx were reporting 230/11G15.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 1, 2002, AT 1040 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, N22RJ, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 (3,899 FEET BY 150 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE MERRILL C. MEIGS AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MADISON, WISCONSIN, AROUND 0945. (-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 18 AT KCGX. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED (40 FEET) INTO THE AIR ROTATED SIDEWAYS AND LANDED IN THE GRASS TOUCHING LEFT WING TIP FIRST. THERE IS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND CENTER OF THE FUSELAGE. WINDS AT KCGX WERE REPORTING 230/11G15.
NTSB investigation
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