What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left main wheel hit hole in airstrip collapsing left main gear leg. Left wing struck runway. (.4)the certificated commercail pilot had unloaded his cargo of fuel oil, and was preparing to depart the remote airstrip. While back taxiing prior to departure, the airplane's left main wheel hit a hole in the center of the airstrip. The airplane's tail veered to the right, and the left main gear leg collapsed. The left wing struck the runway and sustained substantial damage. The pilot indictaed there was no preimpact mechanical difficulties with the airplane. (-23) on landing roll out, the aircraft's main landing gear went into a hole, causing a prop strike. The aircraft did not go over on its back. The event occurred at 1100 hours, 06/08/98.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN WHEEL HIT HOLE IN AIRSTRIP COLLAPSING LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG. LEFT WING STRUCK RUNWAY. (.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCAIL PILOT HAD UNLOADED HIS CARGO OF FUEL OIL, AND WAS PREPARING TO DEPART THE REMOTE AIRSTRIP. WHILE BACK TAXIING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN WHEEL HIT A HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG COLLAPSED. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT INDICTAED THERE WAS NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) ON LANDING ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT INTO A HOLE, CAUSING A PROP STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GO OVER ON ITS BACK. THE EVENT OCCURRED AT 1100 HOURS, 06/08/98.
NTSB investigation
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