What happened
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(-23) The aircraft experienced severe turbulance on 04/04/2008 at approximately 1445 CDT while enroute to ktcl, a landing was made without further incident. Local weather data issued at 1453 CDT indicated winds at 25 knots with gusts to 33 knots, 2 miles visibility, with thunderstorms and rain at 2,400 feet MSL. Four subsequent legs were flown with the aircraft returning to keet. On April 8th, damage was noticed by a fuel technician after a request was made to fuel the aircraft for another flight. The wing skins were creased mid-span, additional skin wrinkles were noted along the spar areas. The structural damage was determined to be substantial.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULANCE ON 04/04/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 CDT WHILE ENROUTE TO KTCL, A LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LOCAL WEATHER DATA ISSUED AT 1453 CDT INDICATED WINDS AT 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS, 2 MILES VISIBILITY, WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN AT 2,400 FEET MSL. FOUR SUBSEQUENT LEGS WERE FLOWN WITH THE AIRCRAFT RETURNING TO KEET. ON APRIL 8TH, DAMAGE WAS NOTICED BY A FUEL TECHNICIAN AFTER A REQUEST WAS MADE TO FUEL THE AIRCRAFT FOR ANOTHER FLIGHT. THE WING SKINS WERE CREASED MID-SPAN, ADDITIONAL SKIN WRINKLES WERE NOTED ALONG THE SPAR AREAS. THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.
NTSB investigation
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