What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 04/19/2004: Pilot stated he was hit by a gust of crosswind after landing at the Hayward executive airport, after landing. Mr. Romanski stated he tried regaining control first and then left the landing, clipped a taxiway position sign and then the plane went into a ditch which runs between the runways and got deeper near the taxiways. Substantial damage was sustained to the left horizontal stabilizer, the propeller blade bent, the left landing gear collapsed, and the aft left fuselage area had warped skin indicating the left lower longeron was bent.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 04/19/2004: PILOT STATED HE WAS HIT BY A GUST OF CROSSWIND AFTER LANDING AT THE HAYWARD EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, AFTER LANDING. MR. ROMANSKI STATED HE TRIED REGAINING CONTROL FIRST AND THEN LEFT THE LANDING, CLIPPED A TAXIWAY POSITION SIGN AND THEN THE PLANE WENT INTO A DITCH WHICH RUNS BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS AND GOT DEEPER NEAR THE TAXIWAYS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE PROPELLER BLADE BENT, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AFT LEFT FUSELAGE AREA HAD WARPED SKIN INDICATING THE LEFT LOWER LONGERON WAS BENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.