What happened
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(-23)The pilot called the stl-fsdo at 1015 CST to inform this office of an accident he had just been in. He stated that after landing he ran off the runway and ran into some trees. Injuries were minor to a front seat passenger who received a small cut to the lip. The pilot and a back seat passenger were not injured. Damaged to the airplane was to the left wing, left engine nacelle, fuselage, and the landing gear collapsed causing damage to the propeller. All gear assemblies were broken off of the airframe. The airplane was landing on runway 17. Uin METAR 10 minutes before the accident recorded the winds from the southwest at 15KTS gusting to 24KTS. Uin is located 20 statute miles northeast of the accident location.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT CALLED THE STL-FSDO AT 1015 CST TO INFORM THIS OFFICE OF AN ACCIDENT HE HAD JUST BEEN IN. HE STATED THAT AFTER LANDING HE RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND RAN INTO SOME TREES. INJURIES WERE MINOR TO A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WHO RECEIVED A SMALL CUT TO THE LIP. THE PILOT AND A BACK SEAT PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. DAMAGED TO THE AIRPLANE WAS TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT ENGINE NACELLE, FUSELAGE, AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. ALL GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE BROKEN OFF OF THE AIRFRAME. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. UIN METAR 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT RECORDED THE WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15KTS GUSTING TO 24KTS. UIN IS LOCATED 20 STATUTE MILES NORTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT LOCATION.
NTSB investigation
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