What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted stated he flew N214GZ, Cessna 172S, s/n 9862, from van nuys to sba on July 01, 2007. The pilot stated he flew with one female passenger named privacy data omitted. The pilot stated that he landed on runway 25, and felt a sudden burst of wind and the aircraft veered off the runway southbound. The aircraft crossed onto the grass area adjacent to runway 15 right and continued across runway 15 right. The pilot stated he attempted to correct the aircraft, it struck a light and landed in the grass, south of runway 25 and south of taxiway mike. The pilot privacy data omitted reported prior to landing at Santa Barbara airport, he requsted weather and wind check from sba control tower. He said the wind was reported 150 degrees at 6 (six) knots. The occupants of the aircraft were not hurt. There was no fatality. No other aircraft was involved in this accident and no other aircraft was damaged. N214GZ was substantially damaged. Also, the taxiway lights and stop sign were damaged. The aircraft was lifted to signature flight. The aircraft maintenance logs were satisfactory.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE FLEW N214GZ, CESSNA 172S, S/N 9862, FROM VAN NUYS TO SBA ON JULY 01, 2007. THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW WITH ONE FEMALE PASSENGER NAMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 25, AND FELT A SUDDEN BURST OF WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY SOUTHBOUND. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED ONTO THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 15 RIGHT AND CONTINUED ACROSS RUNWAY 15 RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT, IT STRUCK A LIGHT AND LANDED IN THE GRASS, SOUTH OF RUNWAY 25 AND SOUTH OF TAXIWAY MIKE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED PRIOR TO LANDING AT SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT, HE REQUSTED WEATHER AND WIND CHECK FROM SBA CONTROL TOWER. HE SAID THE WIND WAS REPORTED 150 DEGREES AT 6 (SIX) KNOTS. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT HURT. THERE WAS NO FATALITY. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT AND NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. N214GZ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ALSO, THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS AND STOP SIGN WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED TO SIGNATURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGS WERE SATISFACTORY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.