What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
5/8 1800Z df - Canandaigua Airport, NY: N170HB, a Kitfox, landed short of runway 13. POB: 1, injuries: none,
7 Knt 90 degree cross wind, at limit of aircraft, pilot selected grass strip vrs a parallel paved runnway. The grass runnway has a ditch at the approach end which the pilot hit, (aprox 1 foot shy), causing the aircraft to go into a ground roll to the left, aircraft ended up in a ditch on the left side of runnway 13 (grass).
As the FAA filed it
5/8 1800Z DF - CANANDAIGUA AIRPORT, NY: N170HB, A KITFOX, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 13. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE,
7 KNT 90 DEGREE CROSS WIND, AT LIMIT OF AIRCRAFT, PILOT SELECTED GRASS STRIP VRS A PARALLEL PAVED RUNNWAY. THE GRASS RUNNWAY HAS A DITCH AT THE APPROACH END WHICH THE PILOT HIT, (APROX 1 FOOT SHY), CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO INTO A GROUND ROLL TO THE LEFT, AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNNWAY 13 (GRASS).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.