What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed on runway 09 at union county airport with a reported right to left crosswind of 5 to 8 knots. The aircraft touched down left of the centerline and continued to drift left until the aircraft departed the runway and entered the grass. The aircraft continued to roll until it struck a berm at the edge of taxiway "c", damaging the nose gear. After the aircraft crossed taxiway "c", the nose gear departed the aircraft. Additional impact damage included damage to the firewall, propeller, cowling, and fuselage belly skin.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 09 AT UNION COUNTY AIRPORT WITH A REPORTED RIGHT TO LEFT CROSSWIND OF 5 TO 8 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT STRUCK A BERM AT THE EDGE OF TAXIWAY "C", DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED TAXIWAY "C", THE NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. ADDITIONAL IMPACT DAMAGE INCLUDED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, PROPELLER, COWLING, AND FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN.
NTSB investigation
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