What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot states that he spoke with the owner of an aircraft for sale at albert farms airport, and was told field was ok for landing. Pilot flew over airport at 1000' AGL (twice) and runway showed a lot of black with snow/ice patches. Set up soft field approach and crossed threshold at 55 knots I.a.s. right wheel touched down in mud along right edge of runway due to sudden wind gust from left which lifted the wing. The aircraft turned to the right very quickly and went into a small ditch parallel to the runway. Aircraft sustained minor damage to propeller and right wing tip. No further action required. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT STATES THAT HE SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF AN AIRCRAFT FOR SALE AT ALBERT FARMS AIRPORT, AND WAS TOLD FIELD WAS OK FOR LANDING. PILOT FLEW OVER AIRPORT AT 1000' AGL (TWICE) AND RUNWAY SHOWED A LOT OF BLACK WITH SNOW/ICE PATCHES. SET UP SOFT FIELD APPROACH AND CROSSED THRESHOLD AT 55 KNOTS I.A.S. RIGHT WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN IN MUD ALONG RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY DUE TO SUDDEN WIND GUST FROM LEFT WHICH LIFTED THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT VERY QUICKLY AND WENT INTO A SMALL DITCH PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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