What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of N4305A conducted a normal approach at Port Meadville Airport, Meadville, PA. During the course of the approach phase, the pilot stated that winds were gusty when attempting to land, a go-around was attempted. Instead of continuing the balked landing, the pilot decided that the wind had dissipated enough to attmpt a normal landing. With sufficient runway remaining, the aircraft encountered a gust of wind which the pilot in command failed to compensate for, this resulted in the aircraft exiting the paved surface at a low speed.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N4305A CONDUCTED A NORMAL APPROACH AT PORT MEADVILLE AIRPORT, MEADVILLE, PA. DURING THE COURSE OF THE APPROACH PHASE, THE PILOT STATED THAT WINDS WERE GUSTY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND, A GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED. INSTEAD OF CONTINUING THE BALKED LANDING, THE PILOT DECIDED THAT THE WIND HAD DISSIPATED ENOUGH TO ATTMPT A NORMAL LANDING. WITH SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHICH THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR, THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT EXITING THE PAVED SURFACE AT A LOW SPEED.
NTSB investigation
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