What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 12, 2007, at 1245 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Maule MXT-7-180A, N10484, registered to ace flying, LLC and piloted by the owner, privacy data omitted, was landing runway 16 at Red Lodge, Montana while on a pleasure flight during gusty crosswinds from the east when he drifted off the runway. He attempted to go around and realized he may not be able to climb out and throttled back to idle. He crash landed 100 yards west of runway 16 at approximately mid-field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no VFR flight was filed. The pilot, passenger, and dog were uninjured in the accident. The flight originated from the laramie, Wyoming (klar) airport, on may 12, 2007 at 0850 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 12, 2007, AT 1245 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), A MAULE MXT-7-180A, N10484, REGISTERED TO ACE FLYING, LLC AND PILOTED BY THE OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS LANDING RUNWAY 16 AT RED LODGE, MONTANA WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT DURING GUSTY CROSSWINDS FROM THE EAST WHEN HE DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND AND REALIZED HE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CLIMB OUT AND THROTTLED BACK TO IDLE. HE CRASH LANDED 100 YARDS WEST OF RUNWAY 16 AT APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO VFR FLIGHT WAS FILED. THE PILOT, PASSENGER, AND DOG WERE UNINJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LARAMIE, WYOMING (KLAR) AIRPORT, ON MAY 12, 2007 AT 0850 MDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.