What happened
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(-23) Aircraft N9880A was cleared to land on runway 15. On landing, the aircraft exited runway to the west and came to rest approx 250 feet from the edge. Weather data: 1647Z 170/10 7 broken 025 29/21 30.07 (as taken from report). Aircraft damage substantial. Pilot statement: at touchdown gust of wind hit the tail (right/downward), left wheel and wing started to raise. Aircraft went right, unable to control with rudder. Half ground loop and stopped just south of ILS glide-slope antenna. No injuries. Substantial damage to aircraft. FAA insp. Inspection of aircraft revealed the following damage: registration current. Certificate of airworthiness issued 8/30/56. Aircraft is located approx 250 feet from runway. Right main landing gear sheared off just above wheel cover. Wheel still housed in cover, lying approx 4+ ft from acft. Right wing substantially damaged to spar. Tip turned upwards, wrinkled/buckled, and cracked. Debris (dirt) logged in tip light. Brake line severed. Left wing tip damaged and bent upwards-not as extensive as rt wing. Cracks in skin noted. Expect to find more damage at tear down. Stab has buckling top/bottom. Fuselage shows signs of severe stress buckling just aftof engine and radiating back to door frame. Rt fwd area of door frame has stress buckling and significant 2 in crack. There was no damage to prop. Follow inspection planned at salvage yard. Last annual performed on 06/29/05. Ad's are current. Inspection of acft log book maintenance entries and initial visual inspection of physical damage to aircraft has failed to reveal any mechanical failure of flight control components. Additional inspection of acft is scheduled and will be performed by insurance agent/mx. Full report will be provided to NTSB. Pilot info: pilot has approx 25 hours stick time on this acft. Last check ride based on nptrs data was 07/01/2005. Individual has no enforcement/violation history. Individual was accompanied by two sons-no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N9880A WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 15. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY TO THE WEST AND CAME TO REST APPROX 250 FEET FROM THE EDGE. WEATHER DATA: 1647Z 170/10 7 BROKEN 025 29/21 30.07 (AS TAKEN FROM REPORT). AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL. PILOT STATEMENT: AT TOUCHDOWN GUST OF WIND HIT THE TAIL (RIGHT/DOWNWARD), LEFT WHEEL AND WING STARTED TO RAISE. AIRCRAFT WENT RIGHT, UNABLE TO CONTROL WITH RUDDER. HALF GROUND LOOP AND STOPPED JUST SOUTH OF ILS GLIDE-SLOPE ANTENNA. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. FAA INSP. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: REGISTRATION CURRENT. CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS ISSUED 8/30/56. AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED APPROX 250 FEET FROM RUNWAY. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF JUST ABOVE WHEEL COVER. WHEEL STILL HOUSED IN COVER, LYING APPROX 4+ FT FROM ACFT. RIGHT WING SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED TO SPAR. TIP TURNED UPWARDS, WRINKLED/BUCKLED, AND CRACKED. DEBRIS (DIRT) LOGGED IN TIP LIGHT. BRAKE LINE SEVERED. LEFT WING TIP DAMAGED AND BENT UPWARDS-NOT AS EXTENSIVE AS RT WING. CRACKS IN SKIN NOTED. EXPECT TO FIND MORE DAMAGE AT TEAR DOWN. STAB HAS BUCKLING TOP/BOTTOM. FUSELAGE SHOWS SIGNS OF SEVERE STRESS BUCKLING JUST AFTOF ENGINE AND RADIATING BACK TO DOOR FRAME. RT FWD AREA OF DOOR FRAME HAS STRESS BUCKLING AND SIGNIFICANT 2 IN CRACK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PROP. FOLLOW INSPECTION PLANNED AT SALVAGE YARD. LAST ANNUAL PERFORMED ON 06/29/05. AD'S ARE CURRENT. INSPECTION OF ACFT LOG BOOK MAINTENANCE ENTRIES AND INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT HAS FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OF FLIGHT CONTROL COMPONENTS. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION OF ACFT IS SCHEDULED AND WILL BE PERFORMED BY INSURANCE AGENT/MX. FULL REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED TO NTSB. PILOT INFO: PILOT HAS APPROX 25 HOURS STICK TIME ON THIS ACFT. LAST CHECK RIDE BASED ON NPTRS DATA WAS 07/01/2005. INDIVIDUAL HAS NO ENFORCEMENT/VIOLATION HISTORY. INDIVIDUAL WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO SONS-NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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