What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC was unable to obtain "active runway" from the UNICOM. Based on AWOS winds, he choose runway 09 for landing. He entered a left downwind and reported a normal pattern. He touched down, halfway down the runway and reported being pushed down the runway by the wind. He started a go around manuever and then aborted the go around. The airplane departed the runway surface and struck a chainlink fence on the airport perimeter. No injuries and no fire. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to the firewall and left wing spar.
As the FAA filed it
PIC WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN "ACTIVE RUNWAY" FROM THE UNICOM. BASED ON AWOS WINDS, HE CHOOSE RUNWAY 09 FOR LANDING. HE ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND AND REPORTED A NORMAL PATTERN. HE TOUCHED DOWN, HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND REPORTED BEING PUSHED DOWN THE RUNWAY BY THE WIND. HE STARTED A GO AROUND MANUEVER AND THEN ABORTED THE GO AROUND. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND STRUCK A CHAINLINK FENCE ON THE AIRPORT PERIMETER.NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND LEFT WING SPAR.
NTSB investigation
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