What happened
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(-23) On February 21, 2007, at 17:24 CST, N7900Y, a PA-30, was being flown by the pilot and owner, privacy data omitted, who lost control of the aircraft due to excessive use of the right brake after landing on runway 17, at the Town and Country airport (F82), in Lubbock, Texas. Tire marks on the runway began about 1700 feet from the approach end of runway 17 and ended about 1800 feet, indicate the aircraft exited the right side of the runway. A pronounced flat spot on the virtually new right main tire indicates excessive use of the right brake, which caused the aircraft to veer sharply to the right. The side loading and friction from the ground caused the left main gear to collapse and the nose gear to partially separate from the mounting at a forty five degree right angle. The aircraft received structural damage to the left wing due to a puncture hole in the skin when the pitot tube was ripped from the wing. A rib in the left wing and the left propeller were damaged, and the nose gear mounting tube was fractured. There was no damage to the right wing. (-23 amendment) on February 21, 2007, at 1724 CST, N7900Y, a PA-30, was being flown by the pilot and owner, privacy data omitted who lost control of the aircraft, due to improper control input, while landing on runway 17 at the Town and Country airport (F82), in Lubbock, Texas. Tire marks on the runway began about 1700 feet from the approach end of runway 17 and ended about 1800 feet, indicating teh aircraft exited the right side of the runway. The pilot landed on the nose wheel first and failed to maintain control of the aircraft. A pronounced flat spot on the virtually new right main tire indicates excessive use of the right brake. This, combined with a right crosswind, caused the aircraft to veer sharply to the right. The nose gear partially separated from the mounting at a 45 degree right angle as it contacted the ground. The aircraft received structural damage to the left wing with a puncture hole in the skin, and a fractured nose gear mounting tube. The left propeller and a rib in the left wing were also damaged. The runway has downward slopes on both sides which caused damage to the left side of the aircraft as it departed the runway. There was no damage to the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 21, 2007, AT 17:24 CST, N7900Y, A PA-30, WAS BEING FLOWN BY THE PILOT AND OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO EXCESSIVE USE OF THE RIGHT BRAKE AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17, AT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AIRPORT (F82), IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY BEGAN ABOUT 1700 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17 AND ENDED ABOUT 1800 FEET, INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. A PRONOUNCED FLAT SPOT ON THE VIRTUALLY NEW RIGHT MAIN TIRE INDICATES EXCESSIVE USE OF THE RIGHT BRAKE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE SIDE LOADING AND FRICTION FROM THE GROUND CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE NOSE GEAR TO PARTIALLY SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING AT A FORTY FIVE DEGREE RIGHT ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING DUE TO A PUNCTURE HOLE IN THE SKIN WHEN THE PITOT TUBE WAS RIPPED FROM THE WING. A RIB IN THE LEFT WING AND THE LEFT PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED, AND THE NOSE GEAR MOUNTING TUBE WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON FEBRUARY 21, 2007, AT 1724 CST, N7900Y, A PA-30, WAS BEING FLOWN BY THE PILOT AND OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO IMPROPER CONTROL INPUT, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AIRPORT (F82), IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY BEGAN ABOUT 1700 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17 AND ENDED ABOUT 1800 FEET, INDICATING TEH AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A PRONOUNCED FLAT SPOT ON THE VIRTUALLY NEW RIGHT MAIN TIRE INDICATES EXCESSIVE USE OF THE RIGHT BRAKE. THIS, COMBINED WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND, CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING AT A 45 DEGREE RIGHT ANGLE AS IT CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING WITH A PUNCTURE HOLE IN THE SKIN, AND A FRACTURED NOSE GEAR MOUNTING TUBE. THE LEFT PROPELLER AND A RIB IN THE LEFT WING WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE RUNWAY HAS DOWNWARD SLOPES ON BOTH SIDES WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.
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