What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 30, 2001, at 1649 CST an experimental questair Venture aircraft, N425V owned by mr robert eugene schmidtprivacy data omitted over compensated for crosswind during landing and struck the runway on a part 91 flight. The flight conditions were clear, dry with a right crosswind and no flight plan was filed. The a/c received substantial damage and the pilot was not injured. The pilot holds a ATP fixed wing pilot certificate, number 1226560. The flight originated in wichita, Kansas on January 30, 2001 at 10:00CST. (.19) on January 30, 2001, at 1649 central standard time, a schmidt questair Venture single engine experimental airplane, N425V, was substantially damaged after it impacted the terrain during landing roll at Fort Worth mecham international airport near Fort Worth, Texas. The airline transport pilot was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The flight departed wichita, Kansas, at unknown time. The pilot stated that he landed the airplane on runway 34R with a left crosswing. After touchdown, the airplane veered toward the left side of the runway. In an attempt to turn the airplane back onto the runway, the pilot applied right rudder and brake. The airplane exited the runway and contacted the soft ground. The left wing sustained structural damage, the right wing separated from the airplane as it nosed over and came to rest inverted. According to the Fort Worth mecham air traffic control, the wind at the time of the accident was from 270 degrees at 14 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 30, 2001, AT 1649 CST AN EXPERIMENTAL QUESTAIR VENTURE AIRCRAFT, N425V OWNED BY MR ROBERT EUGENE SCHMIDT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OVER COMPENSATED FOR CROSSWIND DURING LANDING AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR, DRY WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A ATP FIXED WING PILOT CERTIFICATE, NUMBER 1226560. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN WICHITA, KANSAS ON JANUARY 30, 2001 AT 10:00CST. (.19) ON JANUARY 30, 2001, AT 1649 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A SCHMIDT QUESTAIR VENTURE SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N425V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING LANDING ROLL AT FORT WORTH MECHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WICHITA, KANSAS, AT UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 34R WITH A LEFT CROSSWING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED THE SOFT GROUND. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AS IT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. ACCORDING TO THE FORT WORTH MECHAM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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