What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 26, 1999, at 1918 central daylight time, a idler dyke delta JD-2, N7DY, owned and piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage on impact with terrain during landing on runway 04 (7,999 feet by 150 feet, dry-grooved concrete) at Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated Capital Airport at 1912. The pilot reported that during his landing, the wind gusted, the left wing lifted and the right wing impacted the runway. The pilot stated that when he applied left rudder, his right foot depressed the brake and the aircraft skidded to the right the pilot had accumulated approximately 20 hours in the accident aircraft and was not the original owner of the aircraft. Examination of the rudder pedals revealed that the oblong shaped floor plan foot placements had been covered with sheet metal. (-23) pilot was practicing touch and go landings when on this landing, the pilot stated that a gust of wind brought the left wing into the air. The a ircraft swerved to the right on the runway shearing a bolt on the nose landing gear which resulted in the nose gear being broken off and the main gear collapsing. Pilot states that in compensating for the right turn, he applied left rudder and unknowingly locked up the right brake.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 26, 1999, AT 1918 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A IDLER DYKE DELTA JD-2, N7DY, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 04 (7,999 FEET BY 150 FEET, DRY-GROOVED CONCRETE) AT CAPITAL AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED CAPITAL AIRPORT AT 1912. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS LANDING, THE WIND GUSTED, THE LEFT WING LIFTED AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER, HIS RIGHT FOOT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT THE PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION OF THE RUDDER PEDALS REVEALED THAT THE OBLONG SHAPED FLOOR PLAN FOOT PLACEMENTS HAD BEEN COVERED WITH SHEET METAL. (-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN ON THIS LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND BROUGHT THE LEFT WING INTO THE AIR. THE A IRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT ON THE RUNWAY SHEARING A BOLT ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR BEING BROKEN OFF AND THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING. PILOT STATES THAT IN COMPENSATING FOR THE RIGHT TURN, HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND UNKNOWINGLY LOCKED UP THE RIGHT BRAKE.
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