What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot flight instructor privacy data omitted administered a complex aircraft checkout to private pilot privacy data omitted at the Glencoe Minnesota airport. The pilot privacy data omitted had control of the aircraft while executing a landing in a strong crosswind, he stated a strong gust of wind caused the aircraft to veer left, as a result of this the aircraft struck a runway light. The flight instructor privacy data omitted took immediate command of the aircraft but was unable to keep the aircraft from going further to the left, as a result the aircraft hit the runway light and the ground, bounced and becoming airborne again. The two pilots inspected the aircraft at the Glencoe airport and determined among themselves the aircraft was still airworthy, as all they discovered were two minor dents on the bottom fuselage of the aircraft. It was later determined by thunderbird aviation maintenance the damage was more severe than the pilots had thought. The aft bulkhead had to have a new cross-member installed, and new skin was put on the bottom of the aircraft as well.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA ^ ADMINISTERED A COMPLEX AIRCRAFT CHECKOUT TO PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ AT THE GLENCOE MINNESOTA AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE EXECUTING A LANDING IN A STRONG CROSSWIND, HE STATED A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT, AS A RESULT OF THIS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA ^ TOOK IMMEDIATE COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM GOING FURTHER TO THE LEFT, AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE GROUND, BOUNCED AND BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE TWO PILOTS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GLENCOE AIRPORT AND DETERMINED AMONG THEMSELVES THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL AIRWORTHY, AS ALL THEY DISCOVERED WERE TWO MINOR DENTS ON THE BOTTOM FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED BY THUNDERBIRD AVIATION MAINTENANCE THE DAMAGE WAS MORE SEVERE THAN THE PILOTS HAD THOUGHT. THE AFT BULKHEAD HAD TO HAVE A NEW CROSS-MEMBER INSTALLED, AND NEW SKIN WAS PUT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT AS WELL.
Other reports on N8265S · 4
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