What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot lost control after landing on runway 11, with a crosswind and struck an embankment, approximately 50 feet south of runway. (.19) on October 21, 2001, about 1450 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-160, N5725W, was substantially damaged while landing at the upshur county regional airport, buckhannon, west Virginia. The certificated student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot stated that he was landing on runway 11, when the airplane suddenly departed the side of the runway onto the grass. The airplane continued into an embankment, sheared off the nose gear, and came to rest upright. A fire developed in the engine compartment and was extinguished by the pilot. Examination of the wreckage by the FAA inspector revealed that besides the landing gear damage, the firewall was buckled, the propeller tips were curled, and spar damage to the right wing was observed. The recorded weather at a nearby airport, about the time of the accident, included winds from 300 degre es at 9 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 11, WITH A CROSSWIND AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY. (.19) ON OCTOBER 21, 2001, ABOUT 1450 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-160, N5725W, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE UPSHUR COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 11, WHEN THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED INTO AN EMBANKMENT, SHEARED OFF THE NOSE GEAR, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. A FIRE DEVELOPED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE PILOT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT BESIDES THE LANDING GEAR DAMAGE, THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED, THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE CURLED, AND SPAR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING WAS OBSERVED. THE RECORDED WEATHER AT A NEARBY AIRPORT, ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, INCLUDED WINDS FROM 300 DEGRE ES AT 9 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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