What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated the windsock for runway 19 indicated wind straight down the runway on his approach. The aircraft touched down normally on runway 19. While the aircraft nose gear was still in the air, the aircraft began to veer left in response to a sudden gust from the left. Runway tire marks indicated right main and nose tire marks began at approximately 1300 from end of runway. The pilot stated he applied right rudder and attempted to go around, however, the aircraft continued left off of the runway and into the sagebrush. The aircraft came to a rest approximately 150 feet left of the runway edge and 2500 feet beyond the end of runway 19. Aircraft nose gear was damaged, propellers were bent, right main gear was bent back 60 degrees, aft cabin floor was buckled, right horizontal stabilizer had a gouge near the outboard tip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THE WINDSOCK FOR RUNWAY 19 INDICATED WIND STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY ON HIS APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY ON RUNWAY 19. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE AIR, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT IN RESPONSE TO A SUDDEN GUST FROM THE LEFT. RUNWAY TIRE MARKS INDICATED RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE TIRE MARKS BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 FROM END OF RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE SAGEBRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY EDGE AND 2500 FEET BEYOND THE END OF RUNWAY 19. AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED, PROPELLERS WERE BENT, RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS BENT BACK 60 DEGREES, AFT CABIN FLOOR WAS BUCKLED, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD A GOUGE NEAR THE OUTBOARD TIP.
NTSB investigation
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