What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft ground-looped on landing and ran off the rwy. (-23)landing approach was normal. Touched down, right wing lifted, touched down again started to swerve right. A/c departed runway (missed runway edge lights) with both mains skidding. Landing gear collapsed (both to right side of a/c) when tires left pavement and uncountered dirt at runway edge. Propeller marks and right main skid marks in dirt are co-located indicating skid angle approximately 35-40 degrees from a/c centerline. No post fire.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT GROUND-LOOPED ON LANDING AND RAN OFF THE RWY. (-23)LANDING APPROACH WAS NORMAL. TOUCHED DOWN, RIGHT WING LIFTED, TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN STARTED TO SWERVE RIGHT. A/C DEPARTED RUNWAY (MISSED RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS) WITH BOTH MAINS SKIDDING. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED (BOTH TO RIGHT SIDE OF A/C) WHEN TIRES LEFT PAVEMENT AND UNCOUNTERED DIRT AT RUNWAY EDGE. PROPELLER MARKS AND RIGHT MAIN SKID MARKS IN DIRT ARE CO-LOCATED INDICATING SKID ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 35-40 DEGREES FROM A/C CENTERLINE. NO POST FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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