What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Door opened on climbout. Became distrubed beleiving emergency. Landed short. Sheared gear. Slid into tree. (.4)before takeoff the pilot failed to verify that the main cabin door was closed and latched. After takeoff the door opened and he maneuvered the airplane to land in the opposite direction than for takeoff. He stated that he became distracted due to the perceived emergency and landed about 6 feet short of the runway on upsloping terrain. The left main landing gear then separated from the airplane which bounced onto then off the runway into a 25-foot deep ravine where the airplane came to rest upright. (-23)pilot and three passengers took off and door became ajar at some point after vr. Pilot maneuvered aircraft for landing on take off runway. He became distracted with perceived emergency. He landed short of runway shearing left main gear off. Aircraft slid to stop against tree. No fire minor injuries due to exiting of aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DOOR OPENED ON CLIMBOUT. BECAME DISTRUBED BELEIVING EMERGENCY. LANDED SHORT. SHEARED GEAR. SLID INTO TREE. (.4)BEFORE TAKEOFF THE PILOT FAILED TO VERIFY THAT THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LATCHED. AFTER TAKEOFF THE DOOR OPENED AND HE MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO LAND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAN FOR TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED DUE TO THE PERCEIVED EMERGENCY AND LANDED ABOUT 6 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON UPSLOPING TERRAIN. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE WHICH BOUNCED ONTO THEN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A 25-FOOT DEEP RAVINE WHERE THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. (-23)PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS TOOK OFF AND DOOR BECAME AJAR AT SOME POINT AFTER VR. PILOT MANEUVERED AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING ON TAKE OFF RUNWAY. HE BECAME DISTRACTED WITH PERCEIVED EMERGENCY. HE LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY SHEARING LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF. AIRCRAFT SLID TO STOP AGAINST TREE. NO FIRE MINOR INJURIES DUE TO EXITING OF AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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