What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. John young departed from southern Wisconsin regional airport, janesville, WI (jvl) on January 19, 2009 at approximately 1545 CST. Mr. Young stated after departure the weather began to deteriorate and thus he made the decision to land at Cottonwood Airport. Cottonwood Airport is a private airport that utilizes an all turf 18/36 runway. Mr. Young stated he made a low approach to check the conditions of the runway and then made the decision to land on runway 18. At the time of the accident the runway was completely snow covered and the airport was closed. Mr. Young stated upon touchdown the "plane torqued to the left and pulled into a low lying snow bank covered by drifting snow that was in the middle of the usable runway". As a result the aircraft sustained substantial damage, however there were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. JOHN YOUNG DEPARTED FROM SOUTHERN WISCONSIN REGIONAL AIRPORT, JANESVILLE, WI (JVL) ON JANUARY 19, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 CST. MR. YOUNG STATED AFTER DEPARTURE THE WEATHER BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AND THUS HE MADE THE DECISION TO LAND AT COTTONWOOD AIRPORT. COTTONWOOD AIRPORT IS A PRIVATE AIRPORT THAT UTILIZES AN ALL TURF 18/36 RUNWAY. MR. YOUNG STATED HE MADE A LOW APPROACH TO CHECK THE CONDITIONS OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE RUNWAY WAS COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED AND THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED. MR. YOUNG STATED UPON TOUCHDOWN THE "PLANE TORQUED TO THE LEFT AND PULLED INTO A LOW LYING SNOW BANK COVERED BY DRIFTING SNOW THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE USABLE RUNWAY". AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
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