What happened
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Acft lost control on landing and veered left, became airborne, veered right, struck an air national guard truck. Came to rest on parking ramp. (.4) witnesses reported that the aircraft landed fast on the main wheels, began veering left off the runway, became airborne, touched down in a dirt area, became airborne again, went through a chain link fence, and collided with an occupied security truck in the Arizona air national guard compound. The airport was using runway 11 for takeoffs and landings. During initial contact with the Tucson air traffic control tower, the pilot had requested runway 3 for landing, and, the tower issued the requested clearance, along with the wind direction and speed of 280 degrees at 7 knots. The airframe and engine were examined following recovery with no discrepancies noted. (-23) witnesses reported that the aircraft landed on rw 03 and veered off the runway (left), proceeded across a dirt area, then became airborne and cleared a chain link fence, then struck a national guard pickup in AZ air natl guard compound. The truck and aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot received serious injury. The pickup truck driver received minor injur y.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND VEERED LEFT, BECAME AIRBORNE, VEERED RIGHT, STRUCK AN AIR NATIONAL GUARD TRUCK. CAME TO REST ON PARKING RAMP. (.4) WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FAST ON THE MAIN WHEELS, BEGAN VEERING LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, BECAME AIRBORNE, TOUCHED DOWN IN A DIRT AREA, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, AND COLLIDED WITH AN OCCUPIED SECURITY TRUCK IN THE ARIZONA AIR NATIONAL GUARD COMPOUND. THE AIRPORT WAS USING RUNWAY 11 FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE TUCSON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, THE PILOT HAD REQUESTED RUNWAY 3 FOR LANDING, AND, THE TOWER ISSUED THE REQUESTED CLEARANCE, ALONG WITH THE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED OF 280 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE WERE EXAMINED FOLLOWING RECOVERY WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. (-23) WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RW 03 AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY (LEFT), PROCEEDED ACROSS A DIRT AREA, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AND CLEARED A CHAIN LINK FENCE, THEN STRUCK A NATIONAL GUARD PICKUP IN AZ AIR NATL GUARD COMPOUND. THE TRUCK AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY. THE PICKUP TRUCK DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJUR Y.
NTSB investigation
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