What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft ran off the rwy after landing and sustained substantial damage. (-23) during the landing rollout, the a/c was blown sideways by a heat generated dust devil/whirlwind, (previously unseen by the pilot) causing the left wheel/axle to snap off. The landing gear strut was then folded up to the bottom of the fuselage. The left wing/airleron then drug along the ground, also damaged were the propeller and cowling and the left elevator and stabilizer. The two occupants were uninjured. No fire followed.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY AFTER LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE A/C WAS BLOWN SIDEWAYS BY A HEAT GENERATED DUST DEVIL/WHIRLWIND, (PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN BY THE PILOT) CAUSING THE LEFT WHEEL/AXLE TO SNAP OFF. THE LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS THEN FOLDED UP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE LEFT WING/AIRLERON THEN DRUG ALONG THE GROUND, ALSO DAMAGED WERE THE PROPELLER AND COWLING AND THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND STABILIZER. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED. NO FIRE FOLLOWED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.