What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 1441 CDT on September 11, 2009, N2929N, a CE0170-B was being operated on a VFR flight from cheyenne, Wyoming to amarillo, Texas on a personal flight. The pilot decided to land in Dalhart, Texas for fuel. The winds were initially reported as light and variable according to the AWOS. He entered the pattern for runway 17 and touched down approximately 1000 feet from the approach end of the runway. A sudden wind gust caused the aircraft to become airborne during the rollout. The nose veered 45 degrees to the right and touched down hard on the left main landing gear causing it to collapse and seperate from the aircraft. The left wing contacted the runway as the aircraft rolled and slid on the left fuselage causing the left wing strut to fracture. The left wing was pushed upwards as the aircraft continued sliding on the left side of the fuselage. The aircraft slid off the west side of the runway, and came to rest with the nose facing a northerly direction. The pilot was not injured, but his passenger received minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and later released with minor bruises.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1441 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2009, N2929N, A CE0170-B WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM CHEYENNE, WYOMING TO AMARILLO, TEXAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN DALHART, TEXAS FOR FUEL. THE WINDS WERE INITIALLY REPORTED AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE ACCORDING TO THE AWOS. HE ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 17 AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. A SUDDEN WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE DURING THE ROLLOUT. THE NOSE VEERED 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE AND SEPERATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND SLID ON THE LEFT FUSELAGE CAUSING THE LEFT WING STRUT TO FRACTURE. THE LEFT WING WAS PUSHED UPWARDS AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SLIDING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE FACING A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION AND LATER RELEASED WITH MINOR BRUISES.
NTSB investigation
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