What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While landing on runway 26 left at Brackett field, the pilot attempted to correct for lateral drift in the flare and subsequently lost directional control. The airplane departed the runway surface and impacted a runway light and distance sign. The impact with the sign crushed a 3 foot section of the right wing leading edge at about mid span, outboard of the fuel tank, tearing it from the adjacent wing ribs. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 LEFT AT BRACKETT FIELD, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR LATERAL DRIFT IN THE FLARE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT AND DISTANCE SIGN. THE IMPACT WITH THE SIGN CRUSHED A 3 FOOT SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT ABOUT MID SPAN, OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK, TEARING IT FROM THE ADJACENT WING RIBS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.