DURING LANDING ROLLOUT A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE LEFT WING. THE ACFT ROLLED DOWN THE RNY ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNTIL IT COLLAPSED. ALTHOUGH THE TOWER REPORTED THE WIND AS BEING STRAIGHT DOWN THE RWY, THE PLT AND THE PLT WHO LANDED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED GUSTY CROSS WINDS.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

Contributing Factors

WEATHER CONDITION..GUSTS
WEATHER CONDITION..CROSSWIND

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