What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The private pilot began a flight from park rapids, MN (pkd) to crookston, MN (ckn) and then proceeded to Grafton, ND (gaf). On landing at Grafton on runway 35, the pilot reported that he encountered crosswinds that caused him to run off the right side of the runway. After traveling approximately 200 feet just to the side of the runway, the aircraft entered an area of crusted snow about 12 to 14 inches deep. The aircraft then nosed over, damaging the nosewheel. The aircraft's right wing tip then struck the ground, and as the aircraft rotated on the wing tip it came to rest in a nose down attitude. The main spar on the right wing was severely damaged. No mechanical discrepancies were noted. No injuries were reported by the pilot and no fire ensued. The pilot had filed a VFR flight plan.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT BEGAN A FLIGHT FROM PARK RAPIDS, MN (PKD) TO CROOKSTON, MN (CKN) AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GRAFTON, ND (GAF). ON LANDING AT GRAFTON ON RUNWAY 35, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED CROSSWINDS THAT CAUSED HIM TO RUN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET JUST TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF CRUSTED SNOW ABOUT 12 TO 14 INCHES DEEP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER, DAMAGING THE NOSEWHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING TIP THEN STRUCK THE GROUND, AND AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED ON THE WING TIP IT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE MAIN SPAR ON THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT AND NO FIRE ENSUED. THE PILOT HAD FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN.
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