What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N480SP upon touchdown experienced immediate veer to the right due to crosswind correction still being applied. Pilot then immediately over compensated to the left to correct, at which time the crosswind of approximately 6 knots got under the left wing and the aircraft weather vaned into the wind and exited the runway to the left. Aircraft continued through the grass and into a ravine/ditch, nose gear collapsed at the bottom of the ditch due to soft ground, the aircraft then continued up the other side approximately 10 feet, then slid back down 4 to 5 feet, coming to rest in the ravine. Damage was to the nose wheel assembly, firewall, and right wing.
As the FAA filed it
N480SP UPON TOUCHDOWN EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATE VEER TO THE RIGHT DUE TO CROSSWIND CORRECTION STILL BEING APPLIED. PILOT THEN IMMEDIATELY OVER COMPENSATED TO THE LEFT TO CORRECT, AT WHICH TIME THE CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 6 KNOTS GOT UNDER THE LEFT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT WEATHER VANED INTO THE WIND AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE GRASS AND INTO A RAVINE/DITCH, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DITCH DUE TO SOFT GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED UP THE OTHER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET, THEN SLID BACK DOWN 4 TO 5 FEET, COMING TO REST IN THE RAVINE.DAMAGE WAS TO THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, FIREWALL, AND RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.