What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 1, 2008 at 1520 hrs local, a single engine aircraft manufactured by epic aircraft co registration no. N603JS with 3 passengers and 1 pilot aboard landed at Uvalde airport Uvalde, Texas. Photos show where the pilot applied substantial pressure to both brakes. Excessive speed exiting the runway was a contributing factor causing a heavy load onto the left landing gear ultimately collapsing the gear. There were no injuries. The aircraft suffered substantial damge to the left landing gear, and landing gear strut support brace, over center link at top of the strut was damaged also damge occurred to a pitot tube, one flap hinge and the aileron push pull rod on the left wing. There were no injuries. No post flight fire occurred.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 1, 2008 AT 1520 HRS LOCAL, A SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURED BY EPIC AIRCRAFT CO REGISTRATION NO. N603JS WITH 3 PASSENGERS AND 1 PILOT ABOARD LANDED AT UVALDE AIRPORT UVALDE, TEXAS. PHOTOS SHOW WHERE THE PILOT APPLIED SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE TO BOTH BRAKES. EXCESSIVE SPEED EXITING THE RUNWAY WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR CAUSING A HEAVY LOAD ONTO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ULTIMATELY COLLAPSING THE GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, AND LANDING GEAR STRUT SUPPORT BRACE, OVER CENTER LINK AT TOP OF THE STRUT WAS DAMAGED ALSO DAMGE OCCURRED TO A PITOT TUBE, ONE FLAP HINGE AND THE AILERON PUSH PULL ROD ON THE LEFT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NO POST FLIGHT FIRE OCCURRED.
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