What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1625 MST on January 24, 2008, the pilot of N819C, a Piper PA-32-301XTC, aborted the landing roll midway down runway 35 at Angel Fire Airport (axx), Angel Fire, NM. As the aircraft departed, both main landing gear legs impacted the piled snow and ice that bordered the west edge of the runway and were separated from the aircraft. When informed of the damage, the pilot elected to fly the aircraft to taos, NM (skx) where he made an emergency landing without the main gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1625 MST ON JANUARY 24, 2008, THE PILOT OF N819C, A PIPER PA-32-301XTC, ABORTED THE LANDING ROLL MIDWAY DOWN RUNWAY 35 AT ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT (AXX), ANGEL FIRE, NM. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR LEGS IMPACTED THE PILED SNOW AND ICE THAT BORDERED THE WEST EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN INFORMED OF THE DAMAGE, THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO TAOS, NM (SKX) WHERE HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT THE MAIN GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.