What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Dropped out of crosswind landing approach. Impacted a few feet short of runway. Hit rut separated gear. Too slow. (-23) while trying to land on very end of runway pilot brought the aircraft down too soon and hit a hump at about four feet short of runway. The left main landing gear strut/wheel assembly broke on impact and separated from aircraft. Aircraft veered to the left and neither the pilot nor the occupant sustained injuries. Visual inspection of aircraft indicates major damage to left wing structure, some damage to horizontal stabilizer and possible damage to center fuselage structure.
As the FAA filed it
DROPPED OUT OF CROSSWIND LANDING APPROACH. IMPACTED A FEW FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. HIT RUT SEPARATED GEAR. TOO SLOW. (-23) WHILE TRYING TO LAND ON VERY END OF RUNWAY PILOT BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TOO SOON AND HIT A HUMP AT ABOUT FOUR FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT/WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE ON IMPACT AND SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INJURIES. VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT INDICATES MAJOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING STRUCTURE, SOME DAMAGE TO HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO CENTER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N4758J · 2
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