What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Departed runway landing. Blamed crosswind gust. Struck runway light box into rocks. Improper crosswind technique. (-16) on June 29, 1996, at 1230 mountain standard time, a Cessna P210N, N4766K ran off of the runway during landing roll out. The pilot received minor injuries. The only passenger was not injured. The aircraft received substantial damage. The aircraft touch down on runway 01 and remained on the left side of the runway for approximately 2,000 feet, then departed the runway on the right side, travelling another 2,000 approximate feet through a sage brush field and across a taxiway into a rock pile.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED RUNWAY LANDING. BLAMED CROSSWIND GUST. STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT BOX INTO ROCKS. IMPROPER CROSSWIND TECHNIQUE. (-16) ON JUNE 29, 1996, AT 1230 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA P210N, N4766K RAN OFF OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL OUT. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE ONLY PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 01 AND REMAINED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET, THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, TRAVELLING ANOTHER 2,000 APPROXIMATE FEET THROUGH A SAGE BRUSH FIELD AND ACROSS A TAXIWAY INTO A ROCK PILE.
NTSB investigation
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