What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 8, at approximately 11:14 MDT, 2026 Piper PA28-235 was involved in an incident while performing a part 91 flight at ksaf airport. The sole occupant / pilot was practicing touch and go’s and had just touched down on rwy 02. Runway conditions were dry but there were gusty winds present. While rolling out, putting flaps up, and configuring for another takeoff, a gust of wind caught the aircraft. The pilot overcorrected causing the aircraft to depart the runway on the left. Aircraft ended up in a ditch 75’ off runway. Sole occupant pilot was uninjured. The nose gear collapsed and prop struck the ground while the engine was running. Damage was deemed minor by NTSB via photographs and classified by the FAA as an incident
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 8, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:14 MDT, 2026 PIPER PA28-235 WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHILE PERFORMING A PART 91 FLIGHT AT KSAF AIRPORT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT / PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO’S AND HAD JUST TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 02. RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY BUT THERE WERE GUSTY WINDS PRESENT. WHILE ROLLING OUT, PUTTING FLAPS UP, AND CONFIGURING FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OVERCORRECTED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A DITCH 75’ OFF RUNWAY. SOLE OCCUPANT PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROP STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. DAMAGE WAS DEEMED MINOR BY NTSB VIA PHOTOGRAPHS AND CLASSIFIED BY THE FAA AS AN INCIDENT