What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was attempting his first landing of the day in a gusty crosswind of about 12 knots crosswind component. He allowed the wind to drift him to the left edge of the paved runway where his left main landing gear tire caught a snowdrift. This caused a hard left turn off the runway and into the snow while digging the left wing into the snow and coming to rest on the nose of the airplane. The pilot privacy data omitted was not injured and the airplane received substantial damage to the left wing. He only flies a few times per year and was not capable of correcting for the wind drift while landing. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS ATTEMPTING HIS FIRST LANDING OF THE DAY IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND OF ABOUT 12 KNOTS CROSSWIND COMPONENT. HE ALLOWED THE WIND TO DRIFT HIM TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE PAVED RUNWAY WHERE HIS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE CAUGHT A SNOWDRIFT. THIS CAUSED A HARD LEFT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE SNOW WHILE DIGGING THE LEFT WING INTO THE SNOW AND COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. HE ONLY FLIES A FEW TIMES PER YEAR AND WAS NOT CAPABLE OF CORRECTING FOR THE WIND DRIFT WHILE LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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