What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 17, 2025, at approximately 1153 hours, a Cessna 337 aircraft was involved in an incident during the landing phase at kgeo. The pilot was concerned about the condition of the runway and because he believed there might be ice, elected to descend below the published glide slope of the precision approach path indicator (PAPI) to land at the end of runway 18.
The aircraft struck an approximately 24-inch-tall snowbank at the end of the runway. This impact caused damage to the left main landing gear. The aircraft continued to slide down the runway, eventually exiting the left side and coming to rest in the grass approximately 60 feet east of the pavement. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 17, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1153 HOURS, A CESSNA 337 AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT DURING THE LANDING PHASE AT KGEO. THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY AND BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THERE MIGHT BE ICE, ELECTED TO DESCEND BELOW THE PUBLISHED GLIDE SLOPE OF THE PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI) TO LAND AT THE END OF RUNWAY 18.
THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN APPROXIMATELY 24-INCH-TALL SNOWBANK AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THIS IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY, EVENTUALLY EXITING THE LEFT SIDE AND COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET EAST OF THE PAVEMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.