What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After a normal approach and touchdown on the rwy 27L centerline, the aircraft veered 20 degrees nose left, departing the runway into a grassy area between rwy 27L and taxiway alpha. Approximately 1,100 feet past the point of touchdown, the left wing struck a runway edge light and runway identification light box. It continued another 2,200 feet, crossing taxiway charlie, and coming to rest near the intersection of rwy 5 and taxiway alpha. Tire skid marks were evident on the hard surface areas along it's path. Substantial damage to the composite honeycomb left wing, consisting of leading edge separation, integral fuel cell penetration and skin structure damage, resulted from the impact. The pilot and his son, a non-current instrument rated private pilot, were uninjured. A right crosswind of 300 degrees @ 20 knots was reported by the tower.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ON THE RWY 27L CENTERLINE, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED 20 DEGREES NOSE LEFT, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RWY 27L AND TAXIWAY ALPHA. APPROXIMATELY 1,100 FEET PAST THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND RUNWAY IDENTIFICATION LIGHT BOX. IT CONTINUED ANOTHER 2,200 FEET, CROSSING TAXIWAY CHARLIE, AND COMING TO REST NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RWY 5 AND TAXIWAY ALPHA. TIRE SKID MARKS WERE EVIDENT ON THE HARD SURFACE AREAS ALONG IT'S PATH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPOSITE HONEYCOMB LEFT WING, CONSISTING OF LEADING EDGE SEPARATION, INTEGRAL FUEL CELL PENETRATION AND SKIN STRUCTURE DAMAGE, RESULTED FROM THE IMPACT. THE PILOT AND HIS SON, A NON-CURRENT INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, WERE UNINJURED. A RIGHT CROSSWIND OF 300 DEGREES @ 20 KNOTS WAS REPORTED BY THE TOWER.
NTSB investigation
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