What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 19, 2012, at approximately 14:35, privacy data omitted private pilot certificate no.privacy data omitted, Was landing at Mayaguez airport (maz), runway 9, in a Cessna 172 aircraft, N5286H. When the aircraft was close to touch down, the pilot experienced a hard cross wind. The pilot applied full power to go around but the airplane hit the runway and continued the forward movement off the runway toward a vegetation area where it flipped over. The pilot and its three (3) passengers immediately exited the aircraft without injury.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 19, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:35, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS LANDING AT MAYAGUEZ AIRPORT (MAZ), RUNWAY 9, IN A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT, N5286H. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSE TO TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A HARD CROSS WIND. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND BUT THE AIRPLANE HIT THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OFF THE RUNWAY TOWARD A VEGETATION AREA WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT AND ITS THREE (3) PASSENGERS IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.