What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On December 14, 2008, at approximately 1500 CST, N573BA, a Boeing company corporate aircraft experienced a hard landing at Gary/Chicago International Airport during high wind conditions. The flight crew,unaware of any damage, executed a go around and flew to Chicago midway airport (mdw), where the winds were reported to be more favorable. The landing and taxi were uneventful. After the flight crew exited the airplane a post flight inspection of the aircraft revealed significant damage to the exterior skin on the forward lower fuselage area (lh/rh) near the nose landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON DECEMBER 14, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CST, N573BA, A BOEING COMPANY CORPORATE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT GARY/CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING HIGH WIND CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT CREW,UNAWARE OF ANY DAMAGE, EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND FLEW TO CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (MDW), WHERE THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE MORE FAVORABLE. THE LANDING AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW EXITED THE AIRPLANE A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR SKIN ON THE FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE AREA (LH/RH) NEAR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.