What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was conducting touch and goes at konz airport, and stated that on his 3rd landing he encountered a gust of wind that caused the aircraft to be blown towards the edge of the runway. The pilot could not react quick enough to correct the direction of travel and departed the hard surface runway into the grass. The aircraft traveled through the grass when it began traveling up a berm causing the landing gear to collapse. The pilot suffered minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GOES AT KONZ AIRPORT, AND STATED THAT ON HIS 3RD LANDING HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE BLOWN TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT COULD NOT REACT QUICK ENOUGH TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED THROUGH THE GRASS WHEN IT BEGAN TRAVELING UP A BERM CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.
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