What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 8, 2000 at approximately 16:30 central time, a PA-28-200, single engine airplane, N4861T was on landing roll at Mesquite airport when it lost control and veered off the runway into the grass where it suddenly spun around and came to a stop. There were no injuries however the aircraft had substantial damage to the prop, landing gear, and right wing. There was evidence of a skid mark indicating that the aircraft gradually veered off to the left side of the runway and that the aircraft was positioned to the right side of the runway during the landing roll. The aircraft was on test flight after maintenance to the right landing gear. An in-depth investigation was conducted at air salvage of dallas and revealed that the main and nose landing gear were in the down and locked position on landing roll. All gear had evidence of load failure and not attributed to fatigue or component failure. There were 3 witnesses to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 CENTRAL TIME, A PA-28-200, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N4861T WAS ON LANDING ROLL AT MESQUITE AIRPORT WHEN IT LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT SUDDENLY SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, LANDING GEAR, AND RIGHT WING. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A SKID MARK INDICATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT GRADUALLY VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON TEST FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. AN IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED AT AIR SALVAGE OF DALLAS AND REVEALED THAT THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION ON LANDING ROLL. ALL GEAR HAD EVIDENCE OF LOAD FAILURE AND NOT ATTRIBUTED TO FATIGUE OR COMPONENT FAILURE. THERE WERE 3 WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.