What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was on a cross country flight from its home base of woodland, WA. Pilot reported upon landing at Monroe, WA on runway 7 that he "caught a crosswind" which caused the aircraft to drift to the left of the runway. The pilot could not correct. Aircraft slid on grass to the left of the runway and entered an adjacent drainage ditch and flipped upside down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM ITS HOME BASE OF WOODLAND, WA. PILOT REPORTED UPON LANDING AT MONROE, WA ON RUNWAY 7 THAT HE "CAUGHT A CROSSWIND" WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT COULD NOT CORRECT. AIRCRAFT SLID ON GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED AN ADJACENT DRAINAGE DITCH AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.