What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 21, 1999 at approximately 2015 MDT, a maul, MXT-7-160, N54HS, operated by henderson state university in arkedelphia, ar was on a cross-country instructional flight from lubbock, TX, to Roswell, NM. Approximately 25 miles north of Roswell the aircraft encountered rapidly deteriorating weather in all quadrants. The instructor elected to make an off airport landing on a narrow service road. Upon touchdown strong crosswinds were encountered creating a right drift. The instructor corrected to the left at which time the aircrafts left wing clipped a mesquite tree beside the road causing minor damage to the outer edge skin on the left wing. The landing was completed without any further difficulties. File closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 21, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 2015 MDT, A MAUL, MXT-7-160, N54HS, OPERATED BY HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY IN ARKEDELPHIA, AR WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FROM LUBBOCK, TX, TO ROSWELL, NM. APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES NORTH OF ROSWELL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WEATHER IN ALL QUADRANTS. THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A NARROW SERVICE ROAD. UPON TOUCHDOWN STRONG CROSSWINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED CREATING A RIGHT DRIFT. THE INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED TO THE LEFT AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING CLIPPED A MESQUITE TREE BESIDE THE ROAD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE OUTER EDGE SKIN ON THE LEFT WING. THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. FILE CLOSED.