What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot attempted to land on runway 21 at msn. The pilot thought that the wind was from 240 at 8 knots. The tower controller thought the wind was from 110 at 8 knots indicating a left quartering tail wind. The investigation established the wind was from 140 at 8 knots. The aircraft landed on the center line and then veered off the runway onto the grass. The aircraft tire marks on the runway indicated that only the right main and nose tires were skidding or scrubbing on the runway while there were no marks made by the left main tire. The aircraft traveled approximately 80 yards and then dipped down into a gully. The nose gear was sheared from the aircraft at the bottom of the gully, and the propeller struck the upslope of the other side of the gully. The aircraft continued another 30 yards and came to rest nose down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AT MSN. THE PILOT THOUGHT THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 240 AT 8 KNOTS. THE TOWER CONTROLLER THOUGHT THE WIND WAS FROM 110 AT 8 KNOTS INDICATING A LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND. THE INVESTIGATION ESTABLISHED THE WIND WAS FROM 140 AT 8 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE CENTER LINE AND THEN VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED THAT ONLY THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE TIRES WERE SKIDDING OR SCRUBBING ON THE RUNWAY WHILE THERE WERE NO MARKS MADE BY THE LEFT MAIN TIRE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS AND THEN DIPPED DOWN INTO A GULLY. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULLY, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE UPSLOPE OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GULLY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ANOTHER 30 YARDS AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.