What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 5, 2008 at 1200 EDT, a Cirrus SR22, N101CD, registered to privacy data omitted was on a left downwind leg for runway nine, at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland FL. The pilot selected 50 degrees of flaps and he heard a loud bang, the aircraft rolled to the right, he regained control of the aircraft and landed without incident. He exited the aircraft and noticed the left flap fully extended the right flap fully retracted. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 2008 AT 1200 EDT, A CIRRUS SR22, N101CD, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A LEFT DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY NINE, AT LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT IN LAKELAND FL. THE PILOT SELECTED 50 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND HE HEARD A LOUD BANG, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, HE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THE LEFT FLAP FULLY EXTENDED THE RIGHT FLAP FULLY RETRACTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.