Incident Overview
An airplane departed the runway during a landing roll, veering to the right and coming to rest with its nose in an adjacent ditch. The incident occurred when a gust of wind affected the aircraft while its tail was still airborne.
Pilot Advisory
Prior to the landing, the pilot received an advisory from another aircraft operating in the area. The advisory indicated that the airport was experiencing a crosswind from the west and recommended the use of runway 16 for landing. The pilot followed this recommendation.
Landing Roll Sequence
During the landing roll, after touchdown, the airplane’s tail remained airborne. At that moment, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right. In response, the pilot applied full left rudder control input and braking to the left in an attempt to correct the direction. Despite these inputs, the aircraft continued to move rightward, eventually leaving the runway surface. The airplane came to rest nose-down in a ditch off the right side of the runway.
Control Inputs
The pilot’s actions included full rudder application and braking directed to the left, but the crosswind gust overcame these corrective measures. The precise wind speed and other meteorological conditions were not reported in the available information.
Outcome
The aircraft sustained damage from the runway departure and the subsequent nose-down attitude in the ditch. No further details on injuries or aircraft specifications are provided in the source.