What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During landing on runway 22, the pilot stated that he encountered a gusty crosswind. While trying to compensate, the aircraft yawed to the right and went over an embankment on the right side of the runway approximately 240 feet from edge of embankment coming to rest upright and parallel to the runway. The elevation where the aircraft stopped was approximately 52 feet below the runway elevation. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose and left side of the fuselage along with the main landing gear and propeller. There was one pilot and one passenger on board. The pilot and passenger sustained serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUSTY CROSSWIND. WHILE TRYING TO COMPENSATE, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 240 FEET FROM EDGE OF EMBANKMENT COMING TO REST UPRIGHT AND PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE ELEVATION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WAS APPROXIMATELY 52 FEET BELOW THE RUNWAY ELEVATION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE ALONG WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THERE WAS ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.