What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cessna 172 with a student pilot onboard was conducting pattern work at montgomery executive airport (myf). The pilot had been flying for approximately a half hour for his second time of the day. On the student’s 6th approach to runway 28L the pilot stated he had a normal approach to the runway on landing the pilot stated he landed main tires first then put the nose wheel down. Once the nose was on the ground the pilot stated he lost directional control of the aircraft. The pilot stated he incurred a crosswind on landing which he failed to compensate for on the roll out by apply the correct aileron input. This caused the aircraft to veer left of the runway going into the dirt and hitting a runway taxiway sign closaping the nose gear bringing the aircraft to a stop. The damage to the aircraft was centered on nose gear with damaged the left-wing tip and left side of the engine cowling with propeller blades folded due to a prop strike. The pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
CESSNA 172 WITH A STUDENT PILOT ONBOARD WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT MONTGOMERY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (MYF). THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY A HALF HOUR FOR HIS SECOND TIME OF THE DAY. ON THE STUDENT’S 6TH APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28L THE PILOT STATED HE HAD A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY ON LANDING THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED MAIN TIRES FIRST THEN PUT THE NOSE WHEEL DOWN. ONCE THE NOSE WAS ON THE GROUND THE PILOT STATED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED HE INCURRED A CROSSWIND ON LANDING WHICH HE FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR ON THE ROLL OUT BY APPLY THE CORRECT AILERON INPUT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OF THE RUNWAY GOING INTO THE DIRT AND HITTING A RUNWAY TAXIWAY SIGN CLOSAPING THE NOSE GEAR BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CENTERED ON NOSE GEAR WITH DAMAGED THE LEFT-WING TIP AND LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING WITH PROPELLER BLADES FOLDED DUE TO A PROP STRIKE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
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