What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 8, 1999, about 1015 eastern standard time, a Cessna 180, N7783A, was substantially damaged while landing at Seamans field, Factoryville, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated from canandaigua airport, canandaigua, new york. The pilot stated that he landed on runway 14, in a 6-8 knot crosswind. The right main gear touched down on the runway, but the left main gear touched down off to the side of the runway, in the mud. The airplane veered to the left, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the wreckage by a federal aviation administration inspector did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. The inspector noted that both wings, the vertical stabilizer, and the left strut sustained substantial damage. (-23)pilot landed aircraft on runway 14 at Seamans field (9N3) and during roll-out the main wheel went into the mud and pulled aircraft into soft dirt. The aircraft flipped over after going into the soft dirt. (.4)the pilot stated that he landed on the runway in a 6-8 knot crosswind. The right main gear touched down on the runway, but the left main gear touched down off to the side of the runway, in the mud. The airplane veered to the left, and came to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 8, 1999, ABOUT 1015 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 180, N7783A, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT SEAMANS FIELD, FACTORYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CANANDAIGUA AIRPORT, CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 14, IN A 6-8 KNOT CROSSWIND. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, BUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IN THE MUD. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS, NOR DID THE PILOT REPORT ANY. THE INSPECTOR NOTED THAT BOTH WINGS, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND THE LEFT STRUT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23)PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 14 AT SEAMANS FIELD (9N3) AND DURING ROLL-OUT THE MAIN WHEEL WENT INTO THE MUD AND PULLED AIRCRAFT INTO SOFT DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER GOING INTO THE SOFT DIRT. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON THE RUNWAY IN A 6-8 KNOT CROSSWIND. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, BUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IN THE MUD. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.