What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was attempting to land at ilm in gusty wind conditions. According to the pilot, the landing was normal, but he lost control and the aircraft veered left and off the runway. A conversation with the mechanic at air Wilmington, where the aircraft is normally kept and where the maintenance is done revealed the left landing gear was bent, the floor buckled above the landing gear, the firewall bent, and the nose wheel collapsed. It appears the aircraft landed hard, the left gear partially collapsed, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft veered left off the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT ILM IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE LANDING WAS NORMAL, BUT HE LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY. A CONVERSATION WITH THE MECHANIC AT AIR WILMINGTON, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS NORMALLY KEPT AND WHERE THE MAINTENANCE IS DONE REVEALED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS BENT, THE FLOOR BUCKLED ABOVE THE LANDING GEAR, THE FIREWALL BENT, AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, THE LEFT GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.