What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 22, 1999, while being piloted by Mr. Robert dittert, Cessna N5073Y, landed on the ramp at Hobbs Industrial air park (hbb). The pilot stated that while the aircraft was rolling out it began to drift to the left he corrected with right rudder and the aircraft suddenly turned to the left. The aircraft was moving slghtly above taxi speed. The left wing tip and elevator tip struck the ground causing minor damage. The loss of directional control was caused by the left main landing gear wheel inner half breaking at the bearing race causing the bearing to collapse inside the wheel. As the wheel came apart, it caused the left brake caliper to be ripped from the hub.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 22, 1999, WHILE BEING PILOTED BY MR. ROBERT DITTERT, CESSNA N5073Y, LANDED ON THE RAMP AT HOBBS INDUSTRIAL AIR PARK (HBB). THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT IT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT HE CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING SLGHTLY ABOVE TAXI SPEED. THE LEFT WING TIP AND ELEVATOR TIP STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS CAUSED BY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL INNER HALF BREAKING AT THE BEARING RACE CAUSING THE BEARING TO COLLAPSE INSIDE THE WHEEL. AS THE WHEEL CAME APART, IT CAUSED THE LEFT BRAKE CALIPER TO BE RIPPED FROM THE HUB.
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