What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft right main gear collapsed on landing, skidded down the runway, came to rest on side of runway. (-23) on March 25, 1997 at 1547 CST, a curtiss wright P-40E, N7205A, piloted by a canadian private pilot, ran off the side of runway 35L at Grand Forks, ND. The aircraft sustained substantial damage after coming to rest on a heading of 110 deg. 75 feet east of the runway edge. The right main landing gear buckled, the right wingtip outboard rib was damaged, prop blades bent. The landing gear had been rigged in the down position and was being ferried on a special airworthiness certificate contrary to operating limitations.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING, SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY, CAME TO REST ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. (-23) ON MARCH 25, 1997 AT 1547 CST, A CURTISS WRIGHT P-40E, N7205A, PILOTED BY A CANADIAN PRIVATE PILOT, RAN OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 35L AT GRAND FORKS, ND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COMING TO REST ON A HEADING OF 110 DEG. 75 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BUCKLED, THE RIGHT WINGTIP OUTBOARD RIB WAS DAMAGED, PROP BLADES BENT. THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN RIGGED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WAS BEING FERRIED ON A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE CONTRARY TO OPERATING LIMITATIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.