What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was doing touch and go landings, when a gust of wind caused him to lose control of the aircraft. He departed the left side of runway 30 at which time he hit a drainage ditch, then a parked tow truck. The aircraft caught fire after the impact. Pilot escaped with minor injuries. No other person or aircraft was involved. (.19) on October 1, 2002, approximately 1735 central daylight time, a Maule M-7-235C airplane, N4269B, was destroyed when the airplane impacted a tow truck during landing at the Twin Oaks Airport near San Antonio, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from the Twin Oaks Airport, at 1730. After the airplane landed on runway 30, a gust of wind lifted the nose and right wing. The airplane veered left, exited the runway, crossed a drainage ditch, and impacted a tow truck located between two hangars. A subsequent fire consumed the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 30 AT WHICH TIME HE HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH, THEN A PARKED TOW TRUCK. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AFTER THE IMPACT. PILOT ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES. NO OTHER PERSON OR AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED. (.19) ON OCTOBER 1, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1735 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MAULE M-7-235C AIRPLANE, N4269B, WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A TOW TRUCK DURING LANDING AT THE TWIN OAKS AIRPORT NEAR SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TWIN OAKS AIRPORT, AT 1730. AFTER THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 30, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING. THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A DRAINAGE DITCH, AND IMPACTED A TOW TRUCK LOCATED BETWEEN TWO HANGARS. A SUBSEQUENT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.