What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft landed runway 9 st Petersburg airport, wind reported 120 at 10. After touch down a strong gust of wind caused the aircraft to veer left off of the runway where it became airborne and then slammed to the ground rotating 90 degrees and tearing the landing gear out from under the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest facing runway 9 and the occupants exited the aircraft. Both occupants suffered minor injuries, the aircraft received substantial damage. The fuselage was twisted, both wings sustained damage, landing gear separated, prop bent, cowling damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 9 ST PETERSBURG AIRPORT, WIND REPORTED 120 AT 10. AFTER TOUCH DOWN A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT BECAME AIRBORNE AND THEN SLAMMED TO THE GROUND ROTATING 90 DEGREES AND TEARING THE LANDING GEAR OUT FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING RUNWAY 9 AND THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FUSELAGE WAS TWISTED, BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE, LANDING GEAR SEPARATED, PROP BENT, COWLING DAMAGED.
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