What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 05, 2021 at 14:40 eastern daylight time (EDT), a 1965 Beech A23 aircraft, N3549R, registered to privacy data omitted, operated by a private pilot for a personal flight recieved minor damage when its right main landing gear seperated from the aircraft after landing on runway 27 in Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (azo) in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Visual meteorological conditions and gusty winds prevailed at the time of the incident. The private flight was being conducted under the provisons of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The flight orginated from anderson municipal airport (aid), anderson, in at approximately 12:57 EDT.
According to the pilot he was given clearance from the tower to land on runway 35. At the time runway 35 had a strong crosswind of 28 knots. The pilot bawked the landing due to the strong winds and uncontrollability of the aircraft. The pilot then requested to land on runway 27. The pilot stated that approximately 5 seconds after landing the aircraft collapsed to its right side veering off to the right side of the runway.
Weather conditions at the time of the incident, were partly sunny, 55 degrees, winds were 20 knots out of the west, gusting to 30 knots. Runway 27 was dry and clear and free of any debris, or obstructions.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 05, 2021 AT 14:40 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A 1965 BEECH A23 AIRCRAFT, N3549R, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT RECIEVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 IN KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AZO) IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PRIVATE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORGINATED FROM ANDERSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AID), ANDERSON, IN AT APPROXIMATELY 12:57 EDT.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE FROM THE TOWER TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35. AT THE TIME RUNWAY 35 HAD A STRONG CROSSWIND OF 28 KNOTS. THE PILOT BAWKED THE LANDING DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND UNCONTROLLABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THEN REQUESTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED TO ITS RIGHT SIDE VEERING OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, WERE PARTLY SUNNY, 55 DEGREES, WINDS WERE 20 KNOTS OUT OF THE WEST, GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. RUNWAY 27 WAS DRY AND CLEAR AND FREE OF ANY DEBRIS, OR OBSTRUCTIONS.
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