What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was attempting to land at the Minden/tahoe airport where he impacted the runway with a hard landing, and bounced the aircraft resulting in loss of control. The aircraft skidded along the runway before departing into the dirt where the left wing tip and outer section of the left aileron contacted the soil and was damaged. The right main gear presents evidence of the initial hard impact, bending the strut and right wing spar.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE MINDEN/TAHOE AIRPORT WHERE HE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH A HARD LANDING, AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ALONG THE RUNWAY BEFORE DEPARTING INTO THE DIRT WHERE THE LEFT WING TIP AND OUTER SECTION OF THE LEFT AILERON CONTACTED THE SOIL AND WAS DAMAGED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR PRESENTS EVIDENCE OF THE INITIAL HARD IMPACT, BENDING THE STRUT AND RIGHT WING SPAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.