What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 20, 2007 at about 1140 MDT, a Cessna 182, N8033M, registered to and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted was attempting to land at Santa Rosa airport in new Mexico. The instrument rated pilot was on a VFR flight plan and landing runway 19 for a refueling stop. The pilot reported that just as he touched down, a strong wind gust from the left blew the aircraft off the runway to the right and the pilot was unable to regain control. The aircraft came to rest approximately 60 feet off the runway and received substantial damage to the propeller, left wing tip and fuselage. The right MLG wheel and tire assembly separated due to impact. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Note: the nearest weather report available is more than 60 miles away. End.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 AT ABOUT 1140 MDT, A CESSNA 182, N8033M, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SANTA ROSA AIRPORT IN NEW MEXICO. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN AND LANDING RUNWAY 19 FOR A REFUELING STOP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST AS HE TOUCHED DOWN, A STRONG WIND GUST FROM THE LEFT BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT WING TIP AND FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT MLG WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY SEPARATED DUE TO IMPACT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. NOTE: THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORT AVAILABLE IS MORE THAN 60 MILES AWAY. END.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N8033M · 2
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