What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After a local flight the pilot and his passenger returned to shd airport for landing on runway 23. Pilot of the aircraft, and witnesses on the ground described the approach as a little long, however, somewhat normal. After touch down, the aircraft veered right and then left, ran off the left side of the runway over an embankment down a hill and through a fence, and came to rest in the upright position. Damage to the aircraft was the outer third section of the left wing was missing, right wing leading edge major damage, the right landing torque link failed, allowing the wheel to turn 90 degrees, and the nose gear collapsed. There were no injuries to the pilot or his passenger. Investigation revealed no mechanical discrepancies of the aircraft. Pilot stated he may have lost control of the aircraft during rollout.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RETURNED TO SHD AIRPORT FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 23. PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND WITNESSES ON THE GROUND DESCRIBED THE APPROACH AS A LITTLE LONG, HOWEVER, SOMEWHAT NORMAL. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND THEN LEFT, RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY OVER AN EMBANKMENT DOWN A HILL AND THROUGH A FENCE, AND CAME TO REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE OUTER THIRD SECTION OF THE LEFT WING WAS MISSING, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE MAJOR DAMAGE, THE RIGHT LANDING TORQUE LINK FAILED, ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO TURN 90 DEGREES, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED HE MAY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING ROLLOUT.
NTSB investigation
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