What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During initial climb, aircraft encountered a gust of wind from the left. Aircraft deviated from intended flight path, pilot elected to land on adjacent grass runway 34.
Aircraft landed hard causing left main landing gear collapsed and the propeller strike the ground.
As the FAA filed it
DURING INITIAL CLIMB, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT DEVIATED FROM INTENDED FLIGHT PATH, PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON ADJACENT GRASS RUNWAY 34.
AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD CAUSING LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRIKE THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.