What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On April 10, 2002, at 1200 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172S single-engine airplane, N960TA, was substantially damaged when it impacted a ditch while landing at the Angel Fire Airport near Angel Fire, new Mexico. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The private pilot, sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from albuquerque, new Mexico, at 1115. According to the pilot, he was executing a crosswind landing on runway 17 when the airplane was blown off the runway by a gust of wind. The airplane impacted a ditch, which runs parallel to the runway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane's vertical stabilizer/rudder, left wing, and propeller were damaged. The nose of the airplane was damaged, and the nose landing gear was displaced aft. The UNICOM reported that the wind was 240 degrees at 19 knots. (.-23) on 04/10/02 at approximately 12:15 MDT, a Cessna 172-S, (N960TA), registered to and operated by edward r. mccracken;privacy data omitted privacy data omitted ^, sustained substantial damage after landing on runway 17 at Angel Fire, NM, lost control, departed the right side of the runway and flipped over. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the private flight under 14 CFR part 91 that originated in albuquerque, NM at 11:00 am MDT. The private pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON APRIL 10, 2002, AT 1200 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172S SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N960TA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A DITCH WHILE LANDING AT THE ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT NEAR ANGEL FIRE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, AT 1115. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS EXECUTING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY BY A GUST OF WIND. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A DITCH, WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE'S VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER, LEFT WING, AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DISPLACED AFT. THE UNICOM REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS 240 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS. (.-23) ON 04/10/02 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 MDT, A CESSNA 172-S, (N960TA), REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY EDWARD R. MCCRACKEN;^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY ^, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT ANGEL FIRE, NM, LOST CONTROL, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PRIVATE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 THAT ORIGINATED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM AT 11:00 AM MDT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.