What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose gear shimmy. Veered off runway. (-23) pilot was performing touch-and-go landings at Hendersonville Airport (0A7), Hendersonville, NC. On the second landing, the pilot experienced difficulty with directional control, with the aircraft swerving in both directions. The pilot attempted to go around, but the aircraft veered off the runway to the left, onto a grass area. After travelling a short distance, the aircraft hit a slight depression in the grass area, and the nose gear separated from the aircraft. The aircraft travelled further, and the right main gear collapsed, leaving the aircraft resting on its right wing, engine cowling, and left main gear, which failed but remained attached to the aircraft. Some question exists about difficulty several aircraft owners who have experienced with Mooney aircraft, and an FAA form 8010-4, malfunction or defect report, has been submitted to AFS-640, maintenance support branch, Oklahoma city. Damage to aircraft included: nose landing gear sheared; right main landing gear colllapsed (out of view beneath aircraft); left main landing gear attached to aircraft, but broken; left wing - damage at left mai n gear, and minor damage at wing tip; right wing - upper surface rippled, lower surface unknown; propeller shaft broken; propeller blade damaged due to ground impact after departing runway; fire wall separated from engine mount; engine compartment displaced to left due to ground impact; cowling rippled by impact and displacement.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR SHIMMY. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT HENDERSONVILLE AIRPORT (0A7), HENDERSONVILLE, NC. ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WITH THE AIRCRAFT SWERVING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, ONTO A GRASS AREA. AFTER TRAVELLING A SHORT DISTANCE, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SLIGHT DEPRESSION IN THE GRASS AREA, AND THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED FURTHER, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON ITS RIGHT WING, ENGINE COWLING, AND LEFT MAIN GEAR, WHICH FAILED BUT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. SOME QUESTION EXISTS ABOUT DIFFICULTY SEVERAL AIRCRAFT OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MOONEY AIRCRAFT, AND AN FAA FORM 8010-4, MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO AFS-640, MAINTENANCE SUPPORT BRANCH, OKLAHOMA CITY. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDED: NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEARED; RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLLAPSED (OUT OF VIEW BENEATH AIRCRAFT); LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT, BUT BROKEN; LEFT WING - DAMAGE AT LEFT MAI N GEAR, AND MINOR DAMAGE AT WING TIP; RIGHT WING - UPPER SURFACE RIPPLED, LOWER SURFACE UNKNOWN; PROPELLER SHAFT BROKEN; PROPELLER BLADE DAMAGED DUE TO GROUND IMPACT AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY; FIRE WALL SEPARATED FROM ENGINE MOUNT; ENGINE COMPARTMENT DISPLACED TO LEFT DUE TO GROUND IMPACT; COWLING RIPPLED BY IMPACT AND DISPLACEMENT.
NTSB investigation
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