What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot intended to land at a remote, unimproved airstrip. Prior to landing, the pilot conducted a low-altitude pass over the airstrip to evaluate the runway surface condition and identify potential hazards. During the overflight, the pilot observed wind conditions and estimated the wind to be approximately 5 knots from the south, resulting in a crosswind component.
The pilot then initiated the landing. As the main landing gear touched down, a strong gust of wind from the right lifted the right wing and caused the aircraft to depart the airstrip. The aircraft traveled down an embankment and collided with trees.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings and the left side of the fuselage. The aircraft came to rest upright on the landing gear and did not overturn. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT INTENDED TO LAND AT A REMOTE, UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT CONDUCTED A LOW-ALTITUDE PASS OVER THE AIRSTRIP TO EVALUATE THE RUNWAY SURFACE CONDITION AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HAZARDS. DURING THE OVERFLIGHT, THE PILOT OBSERVED WIND CONDITIONS AND ESTIMATED THE WIND TO BE APPROXIMATELY 5 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH, RESULTING IN A CROSSWIND COMPONENT.
THE PILOT THEN INITIATED THE LANDING. AS THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, A STRONG GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT OVERTURN. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
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