What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 07, 2015, N7708P, Piper model PA-24, en route non-stop from peoria Illinois (pai) landed at Sikorsky memorial airport (bdr). The said aircraft piloted by privacy data omitted, landed on rwy 29 that had 230-degree 13-knot crosswind. Rwy 24 was not available for it was closed due to construction. At 1319 local time, the aircraft upon touch down bounced twice-losing contact with the runway both times, then made a sliding left hand turn into the grass just before taxiway a. upon entering the grass, the right hand landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest.
privacy data omitted Was the sole person on board and sustained no injuries.privacy data omitted Pilot?s certificate, medical certificate and bi-annual flight review were current.
The aircraft maintenance records indicated the aircraft was in airworthy condition prior to the flight.
The aircraft right wing and tail section incurred substantial damage. The wing spar was bent at about 4 feet in from wing tip and the landing gear linkage pierced through the top of the wing. The tail tie down was bent over and tail section was bent at the aft bulkhead.
The aircraft brakes, rudder and nose wheel steering systems were inspected with no discrepancies found.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 07, 2015, N7708P, PIPER MODEL PA-24, EN ROUTE NON-STOP FROM PEORIA ILLINOIS (PAI) LANDED AT SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (BDR). THE SAID AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED ON RWY 29 THAT HAD 230-DEGREE 13-KNOT CROSSWIND. RWY 24 WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR IT WAS CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. AT 1319 LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT UPON TOUCH DOWN BOUNCED TWICE-LOSING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY BOTH TIMES, THEN MADE A SLIDING LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE GRASS JUST BEFORE TAXIWAY A. UPON ENTERING THE GRASS, THE RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT?S CERTIFICATE, MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WERE CURRENT.
THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.
THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING AND TAIL SECTION INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WING SPAR WAS BENT AT ABOUT 4 FEET IN FROM WING TIP AND THE LANDING GEAR LINKAGE PIERCED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WING. THE TAIL TIE DOWN WAS BENT OVER AND TAIL SECTION WAS BENT AT THE AFT BULKHEAD.
THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES, RUDDER AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEMS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.
NTSB investigation
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