What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was practicing short field touch and go landings at Fallbrook airport (L18), at approximately 1600 hours pacific standard time. He was established in a left traffic pattern set up for runway 18. There was a frontal system that was developing over the southern California area with overcast ceilings aorund 3500 feet AGL and light winds from the south over Fallbrook. There was no precipitation and visibility was better than 6 miles. The pilot privacy data omitted reports he was in a stabilized approach configuration at the manufacturers recommended minimum approach speed wtih full flaps. The aircraft began to sink due to a downdraft that developed and he applied full throttle to arrest the sink rate. He misjudged the touchdown point and excessive sink rate and landed hard and short, contacting the ground just before the round out at the end of the runway. Eyewitnesses report the gear separated when contact was made with the end of the runway. The gear assembly later departed the aircraft and fell into an open field about 2 1/2 miles from Fallbrook. The pilot privacy data omitted flew the aircraft to nearby carlsbad airport (crq) where better ground support facilities were available and landed. No injuries were reported. Report attached.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT FALLBROOK AIRPORT (L18), AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME. HE WAS ESTABLISHED IN A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN SET UP FOR RUNWAY 18. THERE WAS A FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT WAS DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA WITH OVERCAST CEILINGS AORUND 3500 FEET AGL AND LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH OVER FALLBROOK. THERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION AND VISIBILITY WAS BETTER THAN 6 MILES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTS HE WAS IN A STABILIZED APPROACH CONFIGURATION AT THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MINIMUM APPROACH SPEED WTIH FULL FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK DUE TO A DOWNDRAFT THAT DEVELOPED AND HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO ARREST THE SINK RATE. HE MISJUDGED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT AND EXCESSIVE SINK RATE AND LANDED HARD AND SHORT, CONTACTING THE GROUND JUST BEFORE THE ROUND OUT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. EYEWITNESSES REPORT THE GEAR SEPARATED WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE GEAR ASSEMBLY LATER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FELL INTO AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES FROM FALLBROOK. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO NEARBY CARLSBAD AIRPORT (CRQ) WHERE BETTER GROUND SUPPORT FACILITIES WERE AVAILABLE AND LANDED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. REPORT ATTACHED.
NTSB investigation
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