What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed henderson executive airport, NV (hnd) en route to Sun Valley Airport, AZ (A20) at approximatley 1200 hours local time. Flight to A20 was uneventful. On first approach to land at A20, the pilot performed a go-around due to experiencing 16 - 20 knot wind gusts at a 30 degree angle. Pilot attempted a second approach and on touchdown the aircraft bounced and angled off the right side of the runway at which time the nose gear bent to the side and the aircraft slid to a stop just off the runway into a sandy berm. Occupants were able to exit the aircraft immediatley with no injuries. The pilot and passenger stated forecast weather conditions were known prior to and during flight.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, NV (HND) EN ROUTE TO SUN VALLEY AIRPORT, AZ (A20) AT APPROXIMATLEY 1200 HOURS LOCAL TIME. FLIGHT TO A20 WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON FIRST APPROACH TO LAND AT A20, THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND DUE TO EXPERIENCING 16 - 20 KNOT WIND GUSTS AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. PILOT ATTEMPTED A SECOND APPROACH AND ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND ANGLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR BENT TO THE SIDE AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP JUST OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A SANDY BERM. OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATLEY WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER STATED FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE KNOWN PRIOR TO AND DURING FLIGHT.
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