What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot stated that he landed on runway 33 and the aircraft started veering to the left and he could not control the direction. The aircraft left the runway and struck several marker signs in the grass and then continued back onto the runway. The aircraft consisted of a propeller strike, firewall damage, right main gear nearly broken off, left main gear wheel axle bent up and strut bent up where it attachs to the fuselage, nose landing gear strut bent, horizontal stabilizer damaged on left and right sides, dent on underside of right wing at a rib location, and the engine cowl is badly damaged. The student pilot stated, when questioned if the landing was hard, that the landing was not in his opinion a “hard landing”.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 33 AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT AND HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK SEVERAL MARKER SIGNS IN THE GRASS AND THEN CONTINUED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A PROPELLER STRIKE, FIREWALL DAMAGE, RIGHT MAIN GEAR NEARLY BROKEN OFF, LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL AXLE BENT UP AND STRUT BENT UP WHERE IT ATTACHS TO THE FUSELAGE, NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT BENT, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DAMAGED ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES, DENT ON UNDERSIDE OF RIGHT WING AT A RIB LOCATION, AND THE ENGINE COWL IS BADLY DAMAGED. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED, WHEN QUESTIONED IF THE LANDING WAS HARD, THAT THE LANDING WAS NOT IN HIS OPINION A “HARD LANDING”.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.