What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft N531H, a Cessna 206H while attempting a no flaps landing at the Palo Alto airport, Palo Alto, California at 00:15 am on January 08, 2006 sustained substantial damage to its elevator and aft fuselage. The pilot of the aircraft. privacy data omitted Of the California highway patrol, while attempting this landing determined that he had drifted off of the active runway, and thought the aircraft had blown a tire. At this point the pilot privacy data omitted decided to execute a go around instead of a full stop landing. Once airborne, the pilot privacy data omitted made the decision to divert to the san jose international airport eight miles to the south for his landing. After executing a successful landing at the san jose international airport, the pilot privacy data omitted taxied his aircraft to the acm ramp where he unloaded his three passengers. It was at this point the pilot privacy data omitted said he discovered the damage to his aircraft. The pilot privacy data omitted at this point contacted the national transportation safety board to report he had been involved in an accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N531H, A CESSNA 206H WHILE ATTEMPTING A NO FLAPS LANDING AT THE PALO ALTO AIRPORT, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA AT 00:15 AM ON JANUARY 08, 2006 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS ELEVATOR AND AFT FUSELAGE. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS LANDING DETERMINED THAT HE HAD DRIFTED OFF OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AND THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BLOWN A TIRE. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND INSTEAD OF A FULL STOP LANDING. ONCE AIRBORNE, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT TO THE SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EIGHT MILES TO THE SOUTH FOR HIS LANDING. AFTER EXECUTING A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AT THE SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ TAXIED HIS AIRCRAFT TO THE ACM RAMP WHERE HE UNLOADED HIS THREE PASSENGERS. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ SAID HE DISCOVERED THE DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AT THIS POINT CONTACTED THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD TO REPORT HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.