What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On landing rollout to a grass landing strip pilot encountered sudden and strong right cross wind. Corrective action did not hold aircraft on runway and it left the runway on the left. After leaving runway in plowed field aircraft entered a ditch and struck the embankment. The landing gear sheared and the left lower wing broke off. The right lower wing contacted a culvert and was damaged. The engine sustained sudden stoppage. There were no injuries. Witnesses on the ground observed sudden gust of wind from the east (right) strike the aircraft on landing roll out.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON LANDING ROLLOUT TO A GRASS LANDING STRIP PILOT ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN AND STRONG RIGHT CROSS WIND. CORRECTIVE ACTION DID NOT HOLD AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY AND IT LEFT THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT. AFTER LEAVING RUNWAY IN PLOWED FIELD AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DITCH AND STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT. THE LANDING GEAR SHEARED AND THE LEFT LOWER WING BROKE OFF. THE RIGHT LOWER WING CONTACTED A CULVERT AND WAS DAMAGED. THE ENGINE SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND OBSERVED SUDDEN GUST OF WIND FROM THE EAST (RIGHT) STRIKE THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL OUT.
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