What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 14, 2000 at 1030 EST. Cessna 210G N5881F while attempting a landing rwy 09 Crystal River, city airport, Crystal River, FL. The aircraft was blown off the runway in to the trees approximately 1800 feet from the approach end of that runway. Winds at the time of this incident were reported to the pilot by Crystal River, airport, UNICOM as 050-15 however, winds in that area gusting as high as 29 knots reported by fss. The pilot was the only person on the aircraft and was not injured, this flight originated at fairfield airport (fwc) fairfield IL. Note the aircraft was found with the nose gear and left main gear down and locked while the right main gear remained in the fully retracted position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 14, 2000 AT 1030 EST. CESSNA 210G N5881F WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING RWY 09 CRYSTAL RIVER, CITY AIRPORT, CRYSTAL RIVER, FL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY IN TO THE TREES APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THAT RUNWAY. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WERE REPORTED TO THE PILOT BY CRYSTAL RIVER, AIRPORT, UNICOM AS 050-15 HOWEVER, WINDS IN THAT AREA GUSTING AS HIGH AS 29 KNOTS REPORTED BY FSS. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED, THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FAIRFIELD AIRPORT (FWC) FAIRFIELD IL. NOTE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED WHILE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR REMAINED IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION.
Other reports on N5881F · 3
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