What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Stated he left shelbyville, TN (ksyi)for a flight to mountain view, MO (kmnf). Weather conditions at the time were VMC and winds were calm. He stated that approaching his destination he began to encounter turbulence and that surface winds were now strong and gusty from the south. He continued to kmnf and attempted a landing on runway 28; however, winds were too strong from the south, exceeding the cross wind limitations of the aircraft. He diverted to kuno which had a north/south runway. He said the kuno automated weather reported winds from the south/southwest with gusts to 35 knots. On short final approach to runway 18 he encountered a wind gust which caused his head to hit the canopy of the aircraft, and also made an impression in the headliner of the aircraft. He continued the approach and stated that at about 1-2 feet above ground, another gust of wind pushed the aircraft into the pavement resulting in the collapse of the front landing gear. The aircraft began to slide to the right. The aircraft came to a rest off the runway, with the landing gear sheared off, damaging the right wingtip, the propeller, and left wing.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE LEFT SHELBYVILLE, TN (KSYI)FOR A FLIGHT TO MOUNTAIN VIEW, MO (KMNF). WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VMC AND WINDS WERE CALM. HE STATED THAT APPROACHING HIS DESTINATION HE BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER TURBULENCE AND THAT SURFACE WINDS WERE NOW STRONG AND GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH. HE CONTINUED TO KMNF AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 28; HOWEVER, WINDS WERE TOO STRONG FROM THE SOUTH, EXCEEDING THE CROSS WIND LIMITATIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE DIVERTED TO KUNO WHICH HAD A NORTH/SOUTH RUNWAY. HE SAID THE KUNO AUTOMATED WEATHER REPORTED WINDS FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST WHICH CAUSED HIS HEAD TO HIT THE CANOPY OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND ALSO MADE AN IMPRESSION IN THE HEADLINER OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND STATED THAT AT ABOUT 1-2 FEET ABOVE GROUND, ANOTHER GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE PAVEMENT RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIDE TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST OFF THE RUNWAY, WITH THE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WINGTIP, THE PROPELLER, AND LEFT WING.
NTSB investigation
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