What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left of runway landing in crosswind failed to correct. Landed left edge threshold. Ran off, hit cacti, runway light (-23) the aircraft apparently touched down on the left apron of the runway during a northly landing attempt. During rollout, the aircraft continued veering left contacting a runway light with the right main landing gear while departing the runway hard surface. The left main landing gear apparently contacted several cactus shearing the left main wheel at the lower strut and causing the aircraft to spin further left prior to stopping. Additional d amage includes damage at the main landing gear strut to fuselage attach, left stabilizer and elevator damage.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT OF RUNWAY LANDING IN CROSSWIND FAILED TO CORRECT. LANDED LEFT EDGE THRESHOLD. RAN OFF, HIT CACTI, RUNWAY LIGHT (-23) THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT APRON OF THE RUNWAY DURING A NORTHLY LANDING ATTEMPT. DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING LEFT CONTACTING A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHILE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY HARD SURFACE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR APPARENTLY CONTACTED SEVERAL CACTUS SHEARING THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AT THE LOWER STRUT AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN FURTHER LEFT PRIOR TO STOPPING. ADDITIONAL D AMAGE INCLUDES DAMAGE AT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT TO FUSELAGE ATTACH, LEFT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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