What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) Witnesses stated that a wind gust caught the airplane while it was landing in a crosswind. The airplane veered to the left, exited the runway, and collided with an embankment. The pilot stated that he did not remember anything after initiating the landing flare. An examination of the airplane did not reveal any preexisting failure or malfunction which would have resulted in the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) WITNESSES STATED THAT A WIND GUST CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE WHILE IT WAS LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER INITIATING THE LANDING FLARE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREEXISTING FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.