What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) As per statement from the pilot, the pilot landed without disengaging the yaw damper resulting in loss of rudder control. Aircraft veered to the grass off the runway into a ditch impacting a concrete wall. Aircraft suffered substantial damage, pilot minor injuries and passenger serious injuries (broken wrist and forehead cuts and bruises).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AS PER STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT, THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT DISENGAGING THE YAW DAMPER RESULTING IN LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE GRASS OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH IMPACTING A CONCRETE WALL. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PILOT MINOR INJURIES AND PASSENGER SERIOUS INJURIES (BROKEN WRIST AND FOREHEAD CUTS AND BRUISES).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.