What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon landing at Bakersfield Meadows airfield (bfl) N6973N piloted by privacy data omitted encountered strong winds, erratic crosswinds (dustdevils) blowing in the direction of runway 30R. The aircraft contacted the runway 3 times, veered to the right of 30R on the thir impact and into the soft ground. The nose gear collapsed. The propeller contacted the ground causing extensive damage to the propeller, with additional damage to the engine mount structure, the lower sheet metal aft of the nose gear and firewall. The aircraft came to rest short of the radar facility at bfl. There were no injuries to the pilot or his passenger.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING AT BAKERSFIELD MEADOWS AIRFIELD (BFL) N6973N PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED STRONG WINDS, ERRATIC CROSSWINDS (DUSTDEVILS) BLOWING IN THE DIRECTION OF RUNWAY 30R. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY 3 TIMES, VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF 30R ON THE THIR IMPACT AND INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT STRUCTURE, THE LOWER SHEET METAL AFT OF THE NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SHORT OF THE RADAR FACILITY AT BFL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.