What happened
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(.19)On may 12, at 1035 mountain daylight time, a 1977 colfer-chan steen skybolt airplane, N111HC, sustained substantial damage during landing roll when it ground looped and departed the side of the runway into a ditch at Gallup Municipal Airport, Gallup, new Mexico. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this local personal flight operating under title 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The takeoff time is unknown. At the time of the accident, the wind was from 140 degrees magnetic heading at 9 knots with gusts to 14 knots. The runway in use is unknown. (-23) on 05/12/01, approximately 1040 MDT, N111HC, a steen skybolt, while on the landing rollout on rwy 6 at Gallup, NM, departed the right side of the rwy and landed in a ditch that paralleled the rwy. The private pilot was the sole occupant and received minor injuries. Airman reported that during the rollout his aircraft was blown off the rwy. VMC conditions prevailed with scattered showers.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MAY 12, AT 1035 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1977 COLFER-CHAN STEEN SKYBOLT AIRPLANE, N111HC, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLL WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED AND DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AT GALLUP MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GALLUP, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE TAKEOFF TIME IS UNKNOWN. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND WAS FROM 140 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING AT 9 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 14 KNOTS. THE RUNWAY IN USE IS UNKNOWN. (-23) ON 05/12/01, APPROXIMATELY 1040 MDT, N111HC, A STEEN SKYBOLT, WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RWY 6 AT GALLUP, NM, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND LANDED IN A DITCH THAT PARALLELED THE RWY. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AIRMAN REPORTED THAT DURING THE ROLLOUT HIS AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE RWY. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
NTSB investigation
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