What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Veered off runway landing collapsed nose gear left wing and spar damaged. (-23) on may 27, 1995, the pilot after a one hour pleasure flight in local area in VMC conditions and calm winds, landed the aircraft on runway 29 at Lemmon, SD (lem) and the aircraft began veering to the right during the rollout, departed the runway onto the grass and came to a stop after the nose gear broke and the left wing struck the ground. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left main wind spar.
As the FAA filed it
VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR LEFT WING AND SPAR DAMAGED. (-23) ON MAY 27, 1995, THE PILOT AFTER A ONE HOUR PLEASURE FLIGHT IN LOCAL AREA IN VMC CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS, LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 29 AT LEMMON, SD (LEM) AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT DURING THE ROLLOUT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN WIND SPAR.
NTSB investigation
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