What happened
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Encountered gust of wind on landing, looped around and nosed over into dirt off side of runway. (-23) on may 4, 1997, N1530M, departed new orleans, la (new) on an IFR personal flight to Mobile, AL (bfm). Although bfm was VFR at the time of arrival, N1530M flew the ILS for runway 32 and canceled IFR before landing. During the landing roll-out the pilot lost directional control and departed the runway on the right side. This caused substantial damage to N1530M. The pilot stated that the winds were straight down the runway. (.4)the pilot stated he made a smooth landing after completing an ILS approach. The airplane started to weather vane to the right, the pilot lost directional control, and the airplane went off the runway to the right. The pilot initially stated he could not remember if he applied any aileron or rudder input before going off the side of the runway, but recanted his statement in the pilot/operator aircraft accident report. The airplane collided with a runway light, and the nosegear collapsed after the airplane went off the runway. Examination of the brakes, airframe, and flight control systems r evealed no evidence of a precrash mechanical failure or malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
ENCOUNTERED GUST OF WIND ON LANDING, LOOPED AROUND AND NOSED OVER INTO DIRT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. (-23) ON MAY 4, 1997, N1530M, DEPARTED NEW ORLEANS, LA (NEW) ON AN IFR PERSONAL FLIGHT TO MOBILE, AL (BFM). ALTHOUGH BFM WAS VFR AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL, N1530M FLEW THE ILS FOR RUNWAY 32 AND CANCELED IFR BEFORE LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N1530M. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A SMOOTH LANDING AFTER COMPLETING AN ILS APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO WEATHER VANE TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT INITIALLY STATED HE COULD NOT REMEMBER IF HE APPLIED ANY AILERON OR RUDDER INPUT BEFORE GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, BUT RECANTED HIS STATEMENT IN THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT, AND THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKES, AIRFRAME, AND FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS R EVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
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