What happened
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(-23) Pilot stated that he departed rwy 29, Nampa, flew left pattern and attempted to land rwy 29. He stated that aircraft floated excessively at approximately 5' AGL, then suddenly dropped and bounced. At this point he stated that he added full power, but the aircraft continued to depart the left side of the runway. His recollection of events after this point were not clear. Investigation of ground scars indicated the aircraft departed the left side of rwy 29 approximately 2000' from the approach threshold. The aircraft continued a gradual departure of the runway with only the left gear containg the ground. The right gear destroyed a runway light, then the left gear and lower wing impacted a small earthen berm, water system control valve, and fence post. Portions of the left MLG tubular structure and wheel pant departed the aircraft at this point. The aircraft became airborne again for approximately 40', at which point it appears the aircraft impacted the ground and continued to skid sideways until coming to rest in an upright position at an approximate heading of 120 degrees. Damage to the aircraft was substantial.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED RWY 29, NAMPA, FLEW LEFT PATTERN AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND RWY 29. HE STATED THAT AIRCRAFT FLOATED EXCESSIVELY AT APPROXIMATELY 5' AGL, THEN SUDDENLY DROPPED AND BOUNCED. AT THIS POINT HE STATED THAT HE ADDED FULL POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HIS RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS AFTER THIS POINT WERE NOT CLEAR. INVESTIGATION OF GROUND SCARS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 29 APPROXIMATELY 2000' FROM THE APPROACH THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED A GRADUAL DEPARTURE OF THE RUNWAY WITH ONLY THE LEFT GEAR CONTAING THE GROUND. THE RIGHT GEAR DESTROYED A RUNWAY LIGHT, THEN THE LEFT GEAR AND LOWER WING IMPACTED A SMALL EARTHEN BERM, WATER SYSTEM CONTROL VALVE, AND FENCE POST. PORTIONS OF THE LEFT MLG TUBULAR STRUCTURE AND WHEEL PANT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS POINT. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 40', AT WHICH POINT IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CONTINUED TO SKID SIDEWAYS UNTIL COMING TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 120 DEGREES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
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