What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 24, 2002, at 1350 EST, a Cessna CE-172-P, N9847L, operated by the civil air patrol, was substantially damaged during a landing on runway 24 at the Ocean City Municipal Airport, Ocean City, new jersey. The certificated private pilot in command and co-pilot were not injured. The pilot advised upon touchdown, the crosswind component of the wind appeared more severe than was reported from the runway heading. The aircraft swerved off the right side of the runway into a marsh area, pitched onto its nose with the right wing striking the ground, the aircraft then fell back onto its landing gear with the left horizontal stabilizer striking the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 24, 2002, AT 1350 EST, A CESSNA CE-172-P, N9847L, OPERATED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT IN COMMAND AND CO-PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT ADVISED UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF THE WIND APPEARED MORE SEVERE THAN WAS REPORTED FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A MARSH AREA, PITCHED ONTO ITS NOSE WITH THE RIGHT WING STRIKING THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT THEN FELL BACK ONTO ITS LANDING GEAR WITH THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRIKING THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.