What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 11, 2006 at approx. 1015 MST a huff, acro sport, N511SH, departed the LH side of rwy 03 at Delta, CO while performing touch and goes. The pilot privacy data omitted, owner and PIC, was injured with 3 broken ribs. He was taken to a local hospital, checked over, and released. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the LH lower wing spar, LH main gear separated, and prop strike. According to the pilot, during a landing he stayed to the LH of centerline to ensure tip clearance for construction on the RH parallel taxiway. The left main gear drifted off the pavement, hit soft dirt and the aircraft veered off the runway, contacted a large rock, and finally nosed down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 2006 AT APPROX. 1015 MST A HUFF, ACRO SPORT, N511SH, DEPARTED THE LH SIDE OF RWY 03 AT DELTA, CO WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OWNER AND PIC, WAS INJURED WITH 3 BROKEN RIBS. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, CHECKED OVER, AND RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LH LOWER WING SPAR, LH MAIN GEAR SEPARATED, AND PROP STRIKE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING A LANDING HE STAYED TO THE LH OF CENTERLINE TO ENSURE TIP CLEARANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION ON THE RH PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DRIFTED OFF THE PAVEMENT, HIT SOFT DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, CONTACTED A LARGE ROCK, AND FINALLY NOSED DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.