What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Wednesday, may 30, 2007, at about 1550 LCL Cessna 170, N1767D piloted by privacy data omitted departed pbi and landed at phk under heavy crosswind (as he reported to me over the phone). The pilot ended up hitting the ground with the right wing and broke the right main landing gear, the propeller was also damaged. The pilot privacy data omitted is holder of FAA commercial pilot certificate privacy data omitted, third class medical certificate issued on 11/08/06, also holds basic CFI and A&P certificates with the same previously identified number, and he is also privacy data omitted. He was released by the ambulance at the site. He has no injuries, and was the sole occupant of the aircraft at the time of the incident. The pilot privacy data omitted stated to me over the phone he was making a fuel stop at phk, and that his final destination was to go home at winchester, VA. The pilot privacy data omitted has no previous accidents/violations.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2007, AT ABOUT 1550 LCL CESSNA 170, N1767D PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED PBI AND LANDED AT PHK UNDER HEAVY CROSSWIND (AS HE REPORTED TO ME OVER THE PHONE). THE PILOT ENDED UP HITTING THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING AND BROKE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE PROPELLER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS HOLDER OF FAA COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ISSUED ON 11/08/06, ALSO HOLDS BASIC CFI AND A&P CERTIFICATES WITH THE SAME PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED NUMBER, AND HE IS ALSO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HE WAS RELEASED BY THE AMBULANCE AT THE SITE. HE HAS NO INJURIES, AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED TO ME OVER THE PHONE HE WAS MAKING A FUEL STOP AT PHK, AND THAT HIS FINAL DESTINATION WAS TO GO HOME AT WINCHESTER, VA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS/VIOLATIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.