What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 22, 1998, during a pleasure flight at 1410 CDT local time, a Cessna 172, registered to deanna robertson, piloted by russell richardson, a private pilot, lost control of the aircraft prior to touchdown at Fayetteville, AR (fyv) resulting in a hard landing causing the aircraft to depart the runway and strike a runway marker causing the left main landing gear to collapse. Visual meteorological conditions existed and substantial damage to the aircraft resulted. The pilot and passenger were uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 22, 1998, DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT AT 1410 CDT LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172, REGISTERED TO DEANNA ROBERTSON, PILOTED BY RUSSELL RICHARDSON, A PRIVATE PILOT, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR (FYV) RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE A RUNWAY MARKER CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RESULTED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.