What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon landing on lvk runway 25L, pilot lost control of the aircraft. Aircraft departed the runway to the left about midfield. At the intersection taxiway india, the right gear struck a drainage culvert that passes under the intersection taxiway shearing off the right gear. As the aircraft passed across taxiway india the right wing struck a steel sign post opening the right wing leading edge a few inches outboard of the right wing fuel tank. The post also opened the lower right wing skin to the spar. The aircraft rotated to the right damaging the outer wing panel, right aileron and right flap. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger. Pilot stated he attempted to steer the aircraft with rudder and nose wheel steering but it did not respond.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING ON LVK RUNWAY 25L, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT ABOUT MIDFIELD. AT THE INTERSECTION TAXIWAY INDIA, THE RIGHT GEAR STRUCK A DRAINAGE CULVERT THAT PASSES UNDER THE INTERSECTION TAXIWAY SHEARING OFF THE RIGHT GEAR. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED ACROSS TAXIWAY INDIA THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A STEEL SIGN POST OPENING THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE A FEW INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK. THE POST ALSO OPENED THE LOWER RIGHT WING SKIN TO THE SPAR. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT DAMAGING THE OUTER WING PANEL, RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT FLAP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT WITH RUDDER AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND.
NTSB investigation
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