What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft touched down extremely hard, during landing on rwy 03 at N45, causing the right main gear torque link to break. Aircraft bounced back into air whereupon oleo strut separated from the upper landing gear assembly. Upon reestablishing contact with the runway the aircraft continued northward until it slid to a stop off of the east side of the pavement. The left main gear collapsed under the side loads imposed during the slide. The aircraft sustained damage to the flaps, the nacelles, the fuselage, the tail fin, the right propeller and the nose gear as well as buckling in the skin outboard of the nose gear assembly. A momentary decrease in closure rate perception is likely the primary contributing factor in this accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN EXTREMELY HARD, DURING LANDING ON RWY 03 AT N45, CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TORQUE LINK TO BREAK. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO AIR WHEREUPON OLEO STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE UPPER LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. UPON REESTABLISHING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED NORTHWARD UNTIL IT SLID TO A STOP OFF OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE PAVEMENT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE SIDE LOADS IMPOSED DURING THE SLIDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS, THE NACELLES, THE FUSELAGE, THE TAIL FIN, THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND THE NOSE GEAR AS WELL AS BUCKLING IN THE SKIN OUTBOARD OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. A MOMENTARY DECREASE IN CLOSURE RATE PERCEPTION IS LIKELY THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.