What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot in command departed sanford- lee county airport after receiving limited weather information indicating strong gusty winds. While enroute to Triple W Airport, he checked ASOS from johnston county airport which reported wind at 8 knots. No weather reporting was available at Triple W Airport. The PIC landed at Triple W Airport, touched down approximately 1000 feet down the runway on the left margin of the runway. At touchdown, the aircraft continued its travel to the left, impacted a tree with the left wing, spun to the left approximately 150 degrees from the original direction of travel, and began skidding sideways in deep mud until it stopped approximately 100 feet from the runway edge.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED SANFORD- LEE COUNTY AIRPORT AFTER RECEIVING LIMITED WEATHER INFORMATION INDICATING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. WHILE ENROUTE TO TRIPLE W AIRPORT, HE CHECKED ASOS FROM JOHNSTON COUNTY AIRPORT WHICH REPORTED WIND AT 8 KNOTS. NO WEATHER REPORTING WAS AVAILABLE AT TRIPLE W AIRPORT. THE PIC LANDED AT TRIPLE W AIRPORT, TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT MARGIN OF THE RUNWAY. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS TRAVEL TO THE LEFT, IMPACTED A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING, SPUN TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, AND BEGAN SKIDDING SIDEWAYS IN DEEP MUD UNTIL IT STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.