What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 25, 2008 at approximately 1710 hours, Cessna 421C, N513FS, prepared for landing at Sterling, Colorado. The pilot reported on short final to runway 33, with 20 knots winds at 335 degrees. The aircraft touched down normal. On roll out, the aircraft pulled to the right. The pilot reported that he thought the aircraft was hit by a strong gust of wind from the right and windvaned into it. Applying full rudder and brakes had no effect. The aircraft veered off the right side of the runway. The left landing gear and nose landing gear collapsed resulting in a left engine prop strike and skin damage to the left wing and forward fuselage. Runway conditions were dry. The only weather factor is the gusty winds and rain clouds coming from the north. The pilot and two passengers evacuated with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 25, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 HOURS, CESSNA 421C, N513FS, PREPARED FOR LANDING AT STERLING, COLORADO. THE PILOT REPORTED ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 33, WITH 20 KNOTS WINDS AT 335 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMAL. ON ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A STRONG GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT AND WINDVANED INTO IT. APPLYING FULL RUDDER AND BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN A LEFT ENGINE PROP STRIKE AND SKIN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FORWARD FUSELAGE. RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE ONLY WEATHER FACTOR IS THE GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN CLOUDS COMING FROM THE NORTH. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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