What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot made a hard landing with the airplane in gusty crosswind conditions at Bourland field (50F) Fort Worth, Texas. The aircraft bounced and during the landing now go-around phase the aircraft impacted 1 runway light sustaining damage to the left flap and left horizontal stabilizer. During the second landing attempt with a go-around phase the aircraft impacted another runway light sustaining damage to the left landing gear assembly and gear door. The third landing attempt resulted in the left gear collapsing followed by the failure of the rest of the landing gears. The aircraft now slid off the left side of the runway and impacted the third runway light and assorted light brush and small trees while proceeding down a steep embankment until finally coming to a stop. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING WITH THE AIRPLANE IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AT BOURLAND FIELD (50F) FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND DURING THE LANDING NOW GO-AROUND PHASE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED 1 RUNWAY LIGHT SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. DURING THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT WITH A GO-AROUND PHASE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ANOTHER RUNWAY LIGHT SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND GEAR DOOR. THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT RESULTED IN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSING FOLLOWED BY THE FAILURE OF THE REST OF THE LANDING GEARS. THE AIRCRAFT NOW SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE THIRD RUNWAY LIGHT AND ASSORTED LIGHT BRUSH AND SMALL TREES WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT UNTIL FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.