What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) On February 8, 2000, at 1600 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 210E, N4946U, landed off the runway at the Glendale Municipal Airport, Glendale, Arizona. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Two passengers received minor injuries while the certificated private pilot was uninjured. Tyrell-marxen chevy, olds, cadillac, inc., was operating the aircraft as a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated in flagstaff, Arizona, about 1500. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. According to the pilot, he was attempting to land on runway 01 when the aircraft began drifting to the right. He added full power to go-around but when he realized that he was unable to gain altitude, he switched the fuel selector off and turned off the master switch. The aircraft struck a berm located about 1,000 feet east of the runway and 1,000 feet north of the runway threshold and slid another 250 feet. The aircraft was found with the gear extended and full flaps. Winds were variable at 3 knots. The pilot received his private pilot certificate on August 31, 1999. He had flown the accident aircraft a total of 126.4 hours.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) ON FEBRUARY 8, 2000, AT 1600 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 210E, N4946U, LANDED OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GLENDALE, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHILE THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. TYRELL-MARXEN CHEVY, OLDS, CADILLAC, INC., WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, ABOUT 1500. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 01 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. HE ADDED FULL POWER TO GO-AROUND BUT WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE, HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF AND TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BERM LOCATED ABOUT 1,000 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND 1,000 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND SLID ANOTHER 250 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED AND FULL FLAPS. WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 3 KNOTS. THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ON AUGUST 31, 1999. HE HAD FLOWN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT A TOTAL OF 126.4 HOURS.
NTSB investigation
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