What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While on final approach, the pilot let the aircraft drift left of centerline to the runway. While trying to correct the flight path, he let the airspeed deteriorate. At approximately 50 feet, the aircraft ballooned and dropped onto the runway. The main landing gear separated from the aircraft, the left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft skidded to a stop. The aircraft is a amateur built experimental and the pilot was test flying the aircraft for a flight characteristics check after a flight control rigging change. The aircraft had a history of the left wing being heavy.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT LET THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT LEFT OF CENTERLINE TO THE RUNWAY. WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT THE FLIGHT PATH, HE LET THE AIRSPEED DETERIORATE. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED AND DROPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT IS A AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AND THE PILOT WAS TEST FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS CHECK AFTER A FLIGHT CONTROL RIGGING CHANGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HISTORY OF THE LEFT WING BEING HEAVY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.