Narrative:

I arrived at august municipal airport at XA35 am. I looked at the WX radar on-line and noted a lot of precipitation west; east; and north of wichita. I performed a normal preflight at approximately XA45 am. I performed a normal engine start and the WX at jabara was checked as we taxied to the south end of the taxiway. I don't recall the precise WX numbers but the wind was from about 50 degrees at 15-18 KTS. I took off on runway 36 and kept my departure leg close to the airport per my instructor's advice to stay south of the WX. Lightning was observed to the north between the airport and el dorado. On downwind I performed my pre-landing checklist including seatbelts; carburetor heat on; fuel on the fullest tank; boost pump on; mixture full rich; power to 2100 RPM. The airplane was a little high and my pattern was close in to the airport so my instructor had me extend my downwind leg. I then put in 1 notch of flaps and began my descent. Upon turning base I was still high and my instructor turned on the PAPI approach slope lights. The lights were white over white initially. I pulled the power back to about 1500 RPM and achieved proper GS; red over white. My airspeed was about 68 KTS. It was very bumpy on final with a lot of crosswind. I did not extend the flaps any further mainly because I was busy just trying to keep the airplane aligned with the runway. As I thought I had the runway made I pulled power to fast idle; maybe 800 RPM. Just as I crossed the end of the runway the airplane dropped suddenly. My instructor took the yoke and pushed. We hit the runway hard and bounced. Upon hitting the runway a second time we no longer had directional control and veered off the left side of the runway. As we came to a stop on the grass the engine was still running and the nosewheel collapsed killing the engine. This happened at about XB10 and XB15 am. As I walked back to the airport office I noticed the windsock changing from limp to straight out repeatedly and varying in direction by about 45 degrees. When I got back to the office I noticed the WX reporting equipment showing the wind varying from 13-20 KTS and from 70-100 degrees in direction.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE23 STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE RUNWAY EXCURSION AFTER AN UNSTABLE APCH IN TURBULENT WEATHER.

Narrative: I ARRIVED AT AUGUST MUNICIPAL ARPT AT XA35 AM. I LOOKED AT THE WX RADAR ON-LINE AND NOTED A LOT OF PRECIP W; E; AND N OF WICHITA. I PERFORMED A NORMAL PREFLT AT APPROX XA45 AM. I PERFORMED A NORMAL ENG START AND THE WX AT JABARA WAS CHKED AS WE TAXIED TO THE S END OF THE TXWY. I DON'T RECALL THE PRECISE WX NUMBERS BUT THE WIND WAS FROM ABOUT 50 DEGS AT 15-18 KTS. I TOOK OFF ON RWY 36 AND KEPT MY DEP LEG CLOSE TO THE ARPT PER MY INSTRUCTOR'S ADVICE TO STAY S OF THE WX. LIGHTNING WAS OBSERVED TO THE N BTWN THE ARPT AND EL DORADO. ON DOWNWIND I PERFORMED MY PRE-LNDG CHKLIST INCLUDING SEATBELTS; CARB HEAT ON; FUEL ON THE FULLEST TANK; BOOST PUMP ON; MIXTURE FULL RICH; PWR TO 2100 RPM. THE AIRPLANE WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND MY PATTERN WAS CLOSE IN TO THE ARPT SO MY INSTRUCTOR HAD ME EXTEND MY DOWNWIND LEG. I THEN PUT IN 1 NOTCH OF FLAPS AND BEGAN MY DSCNT. UPON TURNING BASE I WAS STILL HIGH AND MY INSTRUCTOR TURNED ON THE PAPI APCH SLOPE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WERE WHITE OVER WHITE INITIALLY. I PULLED THE PWR BACK TO ABOUT 1500 RPM AND ACHIEVED PROPER GS; RED OVER WHITE. MY AIRSPD WAS ABOUT 68 KTS. IT WAS VERY BUMPY ON FINAL WITH A LOT OF XWIND. I DID NOT EXTEND THE FLAPS ANY FURTHER MAINLY BECAUSE I WAS BUSY JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ALIGNED WITH THE RWY. AS I THOUGHT I HAD THE RWY MADE I PULLED PWR TO FAST IDLE; MAYBE 800 RPM. JUST AS I CROSSED THE END OF THE RWY THE AIRPLANE DROPPED SUDDENLY. MY INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE YOKE AND PUSHED. WE HIT THE RWY HARD AND BOUNCED. UPON HITTING THE RWY A SECOND TIME WE NO LONGER HAD DIRECTIONAL CTL AND VEERED OFF THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. AS WE CAME TO A STOP ON THE GRASS THE ENG WAS STILL RUNNING AND THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED KILLING THE ENG. THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT XB10 AND XB15 AM. AS I WALKED BACK TO THE ARPT OFFICE I NOTICED THE WINDSOCK CHANGING FROM LIMP TO STRAIGHT OUT REPEATEDLY AND VARYING IN DIRECTION BY ABOUT 45 DEGS. WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE OFFICE I NOTICED THE WX RPTING EQUIP SHOWING THE WIND VARYING FROM 13-20 KTS AND FROM 70-100 DEGS IN DIRECTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.