What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The owner of a Piper PA-30 twin comanche was landing on runway 17R at Ellington Field, Houston Texas, with his CFI onboard. Upon touchdown and roll-out to taxiway bravo the aircraft started to veer to the left. Both pilots applied full right rudder with no response. Pilot applied power to the left engine, the aircraft turned into the wind and lifted back into the air. The left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft impacted the ground at a 45 degree angle to the left of runway 17R. The nose and main gear were sheared off from the impact. Propeller strikes were found on the runway and in the ground. Winds were out of the ese, at 7-8 mph.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE OWNER OF A PIPER PA-30 TWIN COMANCHE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R AT ELLINGTON FIELD, HOUSTON TEXAS, WITH HIS CFI ONBOARD. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL-OUT TO TAXIWAY BRAVO THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. BOTH PILOTS APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER WITH NO RESPONSE. PILOT APPLIED POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED INTO THE WIND AND LIFTED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 17R. THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF FROM THE IMPACT. PROPELLER STRIKES WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AND IN THE GROUND. WINDS WERE OUT OF THE ESE, AT 7-8 MPH.
NTSB investigation
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