What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 27, 2011 at 1445 local time a Beech C90 owned by lp aviation, LLC operated under FAR part 91 with 5 persons on board on a IFR flight plan received substantial damage when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence. The aircraft was enroute from charleston internatal airport (kchs) to newark, Ohio (kvta) . This was not reported to flight standards until June 7, 2011.aircraft landed safely with no injuries reported. The pilot stated "on may 27th, I departed charleston intl. Airport (kchs) at 2:45 pm with four passengers en rout to newark, Ohio (kvta). Take off and climb out to 20,000 feet was routine with intermittent periods of light turbulence. Forecasted weather for most of the route predicted thunderstorms. On board weather radar and nex-rad confirmed the forecast. At approximately 100 miles northwest of kchs, I requested a course deviation to a westerly heading to avoid weather along my original course. Jacksonville center approved the course change but limited the turn to 30 degrees left. On reaching the new heading, I realized an additional 30 to 45 degrees left was necessary and requested the change. Center did not reply. After two more requests without a reply from center, I started the turn and, as I rolled into the bank, encountered moderate turbulence for approximately 15 seconds then periods of moderate to severe turbulence for approximately 2 minutes followed by light to moderate turbulence for 4-5 minutes. This occurred at approximately 10 miles northeast of Camden airport (kcdn). Center then told me that I should be out of the weather on my present heading. I reported the moderate to severe turbulence and center asked if I wanted to land and inspect the aircraft for damage and, after a visual inspection of the wings and of the performance characteristics, I determined there was no damage. A visual check of the aircraft after landing at newark confirmed the absence of major structural damage. The return flight was made without incidence. The aircraft was flown to charleston intl. Airport for routine servicing and maintenance by interstate turbine and a subsequent inspection of the aircraft revealed possible major damage probably as a result of the encounter with turbulence"the actual damage found will result in both wings being removed from the aircraft, and replaced with servicable wings.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 27, 2011 AT 1445 LOCAL TIME A BEECH C90 OWNED BY LP AVIATION, LLC OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91 WITH 5 PERSONS ON BOARD ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM CHARLESTON INTERNATAL AIRPORT (KCHS) TO NEWARK, OHIO (KVTA) . THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO FLIGHT STANDARDS UNTIL JUNE 7, 2011.AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.THE PILOT STATED "ON MAY 27TH, I DEPARTED CHARLESTON INTL. AIRPORT (KCHS) AT 2:45 PM WITH FOUR PASSENGERS EN ROUT TO NEWARK, OHIO (KVTA). TAKE OFF AND CLIMB OUT TO 20,000 FEET WAS ROUTINE WITH INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF LIGHT TURBULENCE.FORECASTED WEATHER FOR MOST OF THE ROUTE PREDICTED THUNDERSTORMS. ON BOARD WEATHER RADAR AND NEX-RAD CONFIRMED THE FORECAST.AT APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES NORTHWEST OF KCHS, I REQUESTED A COURSE DEVIATION TO A WESTERLY HEADING TO AVOID WEATHER ALONG MY ORIGINAL COURSE. JACKSONVILLE CENTER APPROVED THE COURSE CHANGE BUT LIMITED THE TURN TO 30 DEGREES LEFT. ON REACHING THE NEW HEADING, I REALIZED AN ADDITIONAL 30 TO 45 DEGREES LEFT WAS NECESSARY AND REQUESTED THE CHANGE. CENTER DID NOT REPLY. AFTER TWO MORE REQUESTS WITHOUT A REPLY FROM CENTER, I STARTED THE TURN AND, AS I ROLLED INTO THE BANK, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS THEN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES FOLLOWED BY LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE FOR 4-5 MINUTES. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAMDEN AIRPORT (KCDN). CENTER THEN TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD BE OUT OF THE WEATHER ON MY PRESENT HEADING. I REPORTED THE MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE AND CENTER ASKED IF I WANTED TO LAND AND INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE AND, AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WINGS AND OF THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS, I DETERMINED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. A VISUAL CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING AT NEWARK CONFIRMED THE ABSENCE OF MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE RETURN FLIGHT WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENCE.THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO CHARLESTON INTL. AIRPORT FOR ROUTINE SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE BY INTERSTATE TURBINE AND A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED POSSIBLE MAJOR DAMAGE PROBABLY AS A RESULT OF THE ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE"THE ACTUAL DAMAGE FOUND WILL RESULT IN BOTH WINGS BEING REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE WINGS.
NTSB investigation
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