What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was returning from sauk centre airport (D39) after annual inspection on aircraft. Pilot was cleared for 3 mile final for runway 13 at saint Cloud (STC) put the gear down 1/2 mile, flaps were set at 25 (2nd notch) there was a cross wind that required a crab to the runway, wind was at 180 @ 15 knots gusts to 20, the pilot veered off the runway just beyond the runway 13 aiming point. The pane skidded on the grass, the gear collapsed, the aircraft traveled approximately 150' before it came to rest.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM SAUK CENTRE AIRPORT (D39) AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION ON AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR 3 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 13 AT SAINT CLOUD (STC) PUT THE GEAR DOWN 1/2 MILE, FLAPS WERE SET AT 25 (2ND NOTCH) THERE WAS A CROSS WIND THAT REQUIRED A CRAB TO THE RUNWAY, WIND WAS AT 180 @ 15 KNOTS GUSTS TO 20, THE PILOT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY JUST BEYOND THE RUNWAY 13 AIMING POINT. THE PANE SKIDDED ON THE GRASS, THE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 150' BEFORE IT CAME TO REST.
NTSB investigation
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