What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot lost control of the acft, and the acft ran off the left side of the rwy after encountering a strong gust of wind, the acft came to rest in the mud with substantial damage. Pilots statement:I was returning from a trip to clear laje were I was going to have the aircraft annualled. I turned around due to bad weather. I was set up for landing, at the Petaluma airport, speed was good, flaps were set at full down. Just before touch down a gust of wind blew me off centerline. The aircraft was on the FAR left of the runway so I decided to go around. I advanced the throttle to full power, as I did so the aircraft pitched up. After the aircraft pitched up I heard the stall horn go off. Then I reduced the throttle, the wind had blown me off to the left side of the runway into the mud. This is were the aircraft finally came to rest. Witness statements confirm his story, one witness was the acting airport manager, peggy baker.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT, AND THE ACFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AFTER ENCOUNTERING A STRONG GUST OF WIND, THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN THE MUD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.PILOTS STATEMENT:I WAS RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO CLEAR LAJE WERE I WAS GOING TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT ANNUALLED. I TURNED AROUND DUE TO BAD WEATHER. I WAS SET UP FOR LANDING, AT THE PETALUMA AIRPORT, SPEED WAS GOOD, FLAPS WERE SET AT FULL DOWN. JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN A GUST OF WIND BLEW ME OFF CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE FAR LEFT OF THE RUNWAY SO I DECIDED TO GO AROUND. I ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER, AS I DID SO THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP I HEARD THE STALL HORN GO OFF. THEN I REDUCED THE THROTTLE, THE WIND HAD BLOWN ME OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE MUD. THIS IS WERE THE AIRCRAFT FINALLY CAME TO REST. WITNESS STATEMENTS CONFIRM HIS STORY, ONE WITNESS WAS THE ACTING AIRPORT MANAGER, PEGGY BAKER.