What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 10, 2016 a Cessna 172S lost directional control during landing on runway 36 at the albert whitted airport (kspg) in St. Petersburg, FL. The wind was reported as 090 at 15 knots. The pilot stated that he encountered a gust from the right as he was in the landing flare and the aircraft started drifting left. He attempted to go around but the aircraft would not climb and he became concerned about the remaining runway and aborted the go-around procedure. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway and became stuck in the soft grass. The aircraft was towed out of the grass and back to the FBO. There were no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose wheel fairing.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 10, 2016 A CESSNA 172S LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT THE ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT (KSPG) IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 090 AT 15 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST FROM THE RIGHT AS HE WAS IN THE LANDING FLARE AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AND HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND ABORTED THE GO-AROUND PROCEDURE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND BECAME STUCK IN THE SOFT GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OUT OF THE GRASS AND BACK TO THE FBO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL FAIRING.
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