What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was attempting a landing on rwy 8L at Spirit of saint Louis airport (sus) on 2-16-07 at 1712. The winds were crosswind to the runway at 170 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 18 knots. Upon landing, the pilot failed to maintain directional control of his airplane down the center of the runway, resulting in the airplane drifting off the side of the runway into a snow bank. The aircraft sustained damage to the left wingtip, wing spar, and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RWY 8L AT SPIRIT OF SAINT LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS) ON 2-16-07 AT 1712. THE WINDS WERE CROSSWIND TO THE RUNWAY AT 170 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. UPON LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRPLANE DOWN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE DRIFTING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOW BANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP, WING SPAR, AND PROPELLER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.