What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 5, 1995, at 1625 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-23-250, N40540, owned by tkg aviation and piloted by timothy k. gleason and robert e. folks, swerved left off the runway upon landing at mettetal airport, Canton, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight has been filed for the 14 CFR 91 instructional flight. The private pilot and his flight instructor were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was a local instructional flight. The instructor pilot stated that while attempting a landing rollout on runway 18 (2556' x 75') the aircraft suddenly veered to the left. The instructor pilot, who was not on the controls, was unable to regain control of the aircraft from his student. Upon departing the runway, the nose gear broke on the aircraft, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 5, 1995, AT 1625 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-23-250, N40540, OWNED BY TKG AVIATION AND PILOTED BY TIMOTHY K. GLEASON AND ROBERT E. FOLKS, SWERVED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY UPON LANDING AT METTETAL AIRPORT, CANTON, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT HAS BEEN FILED FOR THE 14 CFR 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 18 (2556' X 75') THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, WHO WAS NOT ON THE CONTROLS, WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM HIS STUDENT. UPON DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE ON THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.