What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 26, 1998, approximately 1500 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172K, N736VR, registered to and being flown by a student pilot, sustained damage during a loss of control on landing roll on a road near, Dillon, Montana. The pilot was uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was to have been operated under 14 CFR 91, and originated from the Dillon Airport shortly before the accident. The pilot reported to an FAA inspector that while landing on a dirt road with a crosswind, the aircraft got off to one side of the road into uneven terrain. The nosewheel then hit a rut and the right wing struck an embankment. (-23) while attempting to land on a dirt road, the nose wheel got into the ditch damaging prop, right wing, and cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 26, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1500 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172K, N736VR, REGISTERED TO AND BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING A LOSS OF CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL ON A ROAD NEAR, DILLON, MONTANA. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS PERSONAL, WAS TO HAVE BEEN OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM THE DILLON AIRPORT SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT WHILE LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD WITH A CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT GOT OFF TO ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE NOSEWHEEL THEN HIT A RUT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT. (-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD, THE NOSE WHEEL GOT INTO THE DITCH DAMAGING PROP, RIGHT WING, AND COWLING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.