What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)During cross wind landing at bct, pilot lost control of aircraft, aircraft veered left off of runway. Right wing rose, aircraft went into drainage ditch and prop struck ground. Aircraft was recovered, both engine and prop were changed. Further investigation revealed no other noticeable damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)DURING CROSS WIND LANDING AT BCT, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF OF RUNWAY. RIGHT WING ROSE, AIRCRAFT WENT INTO DRAINAGE DITCH AND PROP STRUCK GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED, BOTH ENGINE AND PROP WERE CHANGED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO OTHER NOTICEABLE DAMAGE.
Other reports on N40960 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Incident 19970805029679ITouch And Go Landing · Jacksonville, FLNarrative: on July 5, 1997, at 10:00 EDT, Mr. David r. gardner (instructor) and Mr. Jason m. magness (student) were flying a comair aviation academy Cessna 172RG, N40960, on a training flight. Mr. Magness mismanaged the landing gear selector by placing it in…Incident 19961129042709ITouch And Go Landing · Sanford, FLStudent for CFI rating inadvertently put gear selector up instead of flaps on touch and go. Nose gear collapsed.