What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 23, 2008 at 1747 local time, N732DK, a Cessna CE-T210 made what appeared to be a normal approach and touchdown on the centerline of runway 20 at Santa Fe Municipal Airport (saf) in Santa Fe, new Mexico. After rolling approximately 200 yards, the aircraft yawed sharply to the right and departed the runway surface at approximately a 30 degree angle. The left wing tip dragged on the runway surface near the point that the aircraft left the runway. The nose gear broke aft and to the right, and the left main gear lock broke and the leg folded back when they hit the snow bank at the edge of the runway. The aircraft had departed page, AZ on an IFR flight plan to Santa Fe. The pilot, privacy data omitted, an asel, amel and instrument rated private pilot canceled his clearance approximately 5 miles from the airport, when he had it in sight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Runway 20 had a few patches of ice and snow remaining but was mostly clean and dry. The wind was reported as from 270 degrees at 16 with gusts to 22 knots. Runway 20 was the only open runway; snow had not yet been cleared from the other runways. Neither the pilot nor the passenger was injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 23, 2008 AT 1747 LOCAL TIME, N732DK, A CESSNA CE-T210 MADE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 20 AT SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SAF) IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. AFTER ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. THE LEFT WING TIP DRAGGED ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE NEAR THE POINT THAT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AFT AND TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LOCK BROKE AND THE LEG FOLDED BACK WHEN THEY HIT THE SNOW BANK AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED PAGE, AZ ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO SANTA FE. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN ASEL, AMEL AND INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT CANCELED HIS CLEARANCE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, WHEN HE HAD IT IN SIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. RUNWAY 20 HAD A FEW PATCHES OF ICE AND SNOW REMAINING BUT WAS MOSTLY CLEAN AND DRY. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 16 WITH GUSTS TO 22 KNOTS. RUNWAY 20 WAS THE ONLY OPEN RUNWAY; SNOW HAD NOT YET BEEN CLEARED FROM THE OTHER RUNWAYS. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED.
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