What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N4019V a Cessna 170 lost control during landing at san geronimo (8T8) airpark. The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured. He stated that he was on a pleasure flight and was making the first landing of the day to runway 35. The aircraft departed the runway and collided with the eastern side perimeter fence and came to rest facing the south. The pilot stated that a gust of wind moved the aircraft to the left. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the empennage/rear fuselage section as it collided with the airport fence and brush.
As the FAA filed it
N4019V A CESSNA 170 LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AT SAN GERONIMO (8T8) AIRPARK. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. HE STATED THAT HE WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT AND WAS MAKING THE FIRST LANDING OF THE DAY TO RUNWAY 35. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE EASTERN SIDE PERIMETER FENCE AND CAME TO REST FACING THE SOUTH. THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND MOVED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE/REAR FUSELAGE SECTION AS IT COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPORT FENCE AND BRUSH.
NTSB investigation
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