What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Ballooned during landing flare and upon touchdown, the aircraft began rocking uncontrollably. Aircraft departed the left side of runway 30, crossed an unpaved median, taxiway, and hit a small ditch which stopped the aircraft. The right wing was significantly damaged during the stop. The pilot stated that he thought a wind gust blew him off the runway. However, a CFI in another aircraft holding short of 30 verbally stated that there were no gusty wind conditions, and that the pilot privacy data omitted was high and significantly right of the runway as he crossed abeam of the threshold.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BALLOONED DURING LANDING FLARE AND UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROCKING UNCONTROLLABLY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 30, CROSSED AN UNPAVED MEDIAN, TAXIWAY, AND HIT A SMALL DITCH WHICH STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED DURING THE STOP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT A WIND GUST BLEW HIM OFF THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, A CFI IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HOLDING SHORT OF 30 VERBALLY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, AND THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS HIGH AND SIGNIFICANTLY RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AS HE CROSSED ABEAM OF THE THRESHOLD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.