What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)According to the pilot, immediately after touchdown of the nose landing gear, the airplane veered hard left. He said he attempted to correct directional control by applying right rudder but the airplane rolled off the runway surface and collided with a ditch. According to the FAA inspector at the scene, an examination of the airframe failed to disclose any mechanical malfunctions or component failures. (-23)(pilot's statement)touched down for landing on runway 2R. Speed 60 knots on centerline at approach end of runway. Immediately after touchdown of nose gear aircraft veered hard left. Tried to correct using right rudder but aircraft continued left into grass off left hand side of runway, was able to slow aircraft but not before entering drafinage canal which paralled length of runway.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THE AIRPLANE VEERED HARD LEFT. HE SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR AT THE SCENE, AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR COMPONENT FAILURES. (-23)(PILOT'S STATEMENT)TOUCHED DOWN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 2R. SPEED 60 KNOTS ON CENTERLINE AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN OF NOSE GEAR AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT. TRIED TO CORRECT USING RIGHT RUDDER BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT INTO GRASS OFF LEFT HAND SIDE OF RUNWAY, WAS ABLE TO SLOW AIRCRAFT BUT NOT BEFORE ENTERING DRAFINAGE CANAL WHICH PARALLED LENGTH OF RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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