What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was attempting to land on runway, encountered a wind gust and ran off the runway. (.4)the pilot stated that he was on the downwind leg in the traffic pattern when a thunderstorm approached. He reported that he set up his approach to land, but when the airplane was on short final a shifting wind blew the airplane so that it was aligned with the grass adjacent to the asphalt runway. He stated that since he was comfortable landing on the grass, he continued the approach. The pilot reported that '...upon touchdown - wind changed to direct tailwind of greater than 35 knots (estimate)...wind blew plane into [the] fence at [the] end of runway.'
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY, ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHED. HE REPORTED THAT HE SET UP HIS APPROACH TO LAND, BUT WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ON SHORT FINAL A SHIFTING WIND BLEW THE AIRPLANE SO THAT IT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE ASPHALT RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT SINCE HE WAS COMFORTABLE LANDING ON THE GRASS, HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT '...UPON TOUCHDOWN - WIND CHANGED TO DIRECT TAILWIND OF GREATER THAN 35 KNOTS (ESTIMATE)...WIND BLEW PLANE INTO [THE] FENCE AT [THE] END OF RUNWAY.'
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.