What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon landing three (#3) as the front wheel left the runway the pilot felt an unusual thump during climb-out. The aircraft made a noticeable yaw to the left. At approximately 700'MSL in-flight control became difficult, unable to track straight or level with a right wing low, slipping. Upon landing on runway 34, the aircraft started vibrating violently. Pilot attempted to hold the nose wheel off while applying brakes without steering control. The slower the aircraft taxied the more violent the vibration got. At about 5 mph the aircraft veered left and tipped to the right propeller and the right wing contacted the runway surface. Resulting in major damage to the right wing tip (2 feet) and propeller tips (8") bent 90 degrees aft. Shimming dampener assembly was torn off and both steering link rod ends sheared off at jam nut threaded link to nose gear hard point attachment. Possible cause factors a material failure of right rod end link assemblies.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING THREE (#3) AS THE FRONT WHEEL LEFT THE RUNWAY THE PILOT FELT AN UNUSUAL THUMP DURING CLIMB-OUT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NOTICEABLE YAW TO THE LEFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 700'MSL IN-FLIGHT CONTROL BECAME DIFFICULT, UNABLE TO TRACK STRAIGHT OR LEVEL WITH A RIGHT WING LOW, SLIPPING. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 34, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE NOSE WHEEL OFF WHILE APPLYING BRAKES WITHOUT STEERING CONTROL. THE SLOWER THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED THE MORE VIOLENT THE VIBRATION GOT. AT ABOUT 5 MPH THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND TIPPED TO THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP (2 FEET) AND PROPELLER TIPS (8") BENT 90 DEGREES AFT. SHIMMING DAMPENER ASSEMBLY WAS TORN OFF AND BOTH STEERING LINK ROD ENDS SHEARED OFF AT JAM NUT THREADED LINK TO NOSE GEAR HARD POINT ATTACHMENT. POSSIBLE CAUSE FACTORS A MATERIAL FAILURE OF RIGHT ROD END LINK ASSEMBLIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.