What happened
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(-23) Pilot indicates he left brodhead, WI, at approximately 0830. While enroute to veroqua, WI, he encountered IMC weather. The local weather was deteriorating and rather than risk IFR, the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on a road (korback road/county z 0930). During landing roll out and exiting the pavement, the RH MLG contacted a shallow ditch causing the aircraft to turn, which resulted in side-loading the LH MLG, which collapsed under the fuselage. Damage includes-lower fuselage/cabin structure lh/mlg, propeller and wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT INDICATES HE LEFT BRODHEAD, WI, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830. WHILE ENROUTE TO VEROQUA, WI, HE ENCOUNTERED IMC WEATHER. THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS DETERIORATING AND RATHER THAN RISK IFR, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD (KORBACK ROAD/COUNTY Z 0930). DURING LANDING ROLL OUT AND EXITING THE PAVEMENT, THE RH MLG CONTACTED A SHALLOW DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN, WHICH RESULTED IN SIDE-LOADING THE LH MLG, WHICH COLLAPSED UNDER THE FUSELAGE. DAMAGE INCLUDES-LOWER FUSELAGE/CABIN STRUCTURE LH/MLG, PROPELLER AND WING TIP.
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