What happened
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Aircraft departed the paved surface after landing. The aircraft left deep grooves in the grassy section adjacent to the runway. The airport manager notified the local flight standard district office and provided pictures and determined the aircraft involved. The pilot stated they weren't sure what happened. They were arriving with a crosswind and on landing caught a gust of wind and turned off into the grass. After departing the paved surface the pilot did a u-turn and went back out to the runway and departed for groton. Pilot stated everything felt fine and after landing the aircraft looked fine. Pilot noted that they haven't flown since the event and has no intention of operating the aircraft until after an inspection has occurred. Root cause analysis notes workload - ability to cope.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT DEEP GROOVES IN THE GRASSY SECTION ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT MANAGER NOTIFIED THE LOCAL FLIGHT STANDARD DISTRICT OFFICE AND PROVIDED PICTURES AND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED. THE PILOT STATED THEY WEREN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED. THEY WERE ARRIVING WITH A CROSSWIND AND ON LANDING CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND AND TURNED OFF INTO THE GRASS. AFTER DEPARTING THE PAVED SURFACE THE PILOT DID A U-TURN AND WENT BACK OUT TO THE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED FOR GROTON. PILOT STATED EVERYTHING FELT FINE AND AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED FINE. PILOT NOTED THAT THEY HAVEN'T FLOWN SINCE THE EVENT AND HAS NO INTENTION OF OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL AFTER AN INSPECTION HAS OCCURRED. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS NOTES WORKLOAD - ABILITY TO COPE.
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