What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on landing on r/w 02, the aircraft drifted to the left and left the runway approximately 3/4 of the way down. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot stated: "after a normal approach to landing the aircraft touched down just past the numbers for runway 02. Winds were out of the northwest. Touchdown was normal and on the centerline. The aircraft continued down the runway centerline for several hundred feet. Slight braking was evenly applied, thereafter the aircraft began to drift slightly to the left of centerline towards the upwind side of the runway and a vibration and rumbling noise appeared to be coming from the left main gear. Immediate corrective control input was gradually applied including full right rudder, right braking and full right aileron. The aircraft continued to move slowly to the left of the runway and came to rest totally off the runway of the grass approximately two-thirds to three-quarters of the way down the runway. Upon exiting the aircraft the left main gear was found one to two hundred feet behind the aircraft on the runway." On site inspection found l/h tire track leaving r/w 02 about 250' prior to l/h MLG hitting taxiway which sheared off l/h mlg-aircraft came to rest in grassed area approximately 200' further on. The pilot landed with full flaps and no indication of mechanical malfunction. The last maintenance performed was an annual inspection on 06/96 at a.t. of 6,825.7 hrs. The passengers name is mike lorelli. Damage to the aircraft: 1) l/lh prop all blades bent aft. 2) l/h prop nose spinner indented. 3)l/h nacelle skin wrinkled just forward of wing locker forward inb'd corner. 4) l/h aileron outb'd section wrinkled. 5)l/h and damaged. 7)l/h hor. Stab. Outb'd l/e indented. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON LANDING ON R/W 02, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND LEFT THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED: "AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST PAST THE NUMBERS FOR RUNWAY 02. WINDS WERE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL AND ON THE CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. SLIGHT BRAKING WAS EVENLY APPLIED, THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE TOWARDS THE UPWIND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND A VIBRATION AND RUMBLING NOISE APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE CONTROL INPUT WAS GRADUALLY APPLIED INCLUDING FULL RIGHT RUDDER, RIGHT BRAKING AND FULL RIGHT AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST TOTALLY OFF THE RUNWAY OF THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS TO THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS FOUND ONE TO TWO HUNDRED FEET BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY." ON SITE INSPECTION FOUND L/H TIRE TRACK LEAVING R/W 02 ABOUT 250' PRIOR TO L/H MLG HITTING TAXIWAY WHICH SHEARED OFF L/H MLG-AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN GRASSED AREA APPROXIMATELY 200' FURTHER ON. THE PILOT LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS AND NO INDICATION OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE LAST MAINTENANCE PERFORMED WAS AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON 06/96 AT A.T. OF 6,825.7 HRS. THE PASSENGERS NAME IS MIKE LORELLI. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: 1) L/LH PROP ALL BLADES BENT AFT. 2) L/H PROP NOSE SPINNER INDENTED. 3)L/H NACELLE SKIN WRINKLED JUST FORWARD OF WING LOCKER FORWARD INB'D CORNER. 4) L/H AILERON OUTB'D SECTION WRINKLED. 5)L/H AND DAMAGED. 7)L/H HOR. STAB. OUTB'D L/E INDENTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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