What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon landing at a Private grass strip known as praters landing, left gear went up a small knoll and caused aircraft to veer right. Pilot applied left brake in attempt to pull aircraft back to the left but aircraft had departed runway and begun a downhill course to the right. Once on downhill slope, pilot applied both brakes in an attempt to stop aircraft but this had no effect; skid marks in grass and dirt indicate both brakes were operational. Aircraft continued downhill until it impacted trees approximately 300 feet from right side of runway. Pilot reported encountering a gust of wind from his left just after touchdown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP KNOWN AS PRATERS LANDING, LEFT GEAR WENT UP A SMALL KNOLL AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED LEFT BRAKE IN ATTEMPT TO PULL AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE LEFT BUT AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED RUNWAY AND BEGUN A DOWNHILL COURSE TO THE RIGHT. ONCE ON DOWNHILL SLOPE, PILOT APPLIED BOTH BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP AIRCRAFT BUT THIS HAD NO EFFECT; SKID MARKS IN GRASS AND DIRT INDICATE BOTH BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWNHILL UNTIL IT IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING A GUST OF WIND FROM HIS LEFT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN.
NTSB investigation
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