What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 01/17/2009 at approx 1905 hours N6509T piloted by a private pilot departed laf in visual meteorlogical conditions on and IFR flight plan. After departure and reaching altitude pilot contacted laf tower and reported an emergency that the prop had developed a vibration and that pilot could not see thru the windshield, pilot returned to laf and landed short of runway 23 from the west. Airplane attempted landing and was 40 foot short of runway. During landing attempt the left wing tip and left landing gear struck the ground and broke off the left wheel and gear assembly. The left wing tip and broken gear point plowed dirt for approx 12 foot prior to nose and right gear touch down, at which point the airplane bounced and skidded onto the runway. During landing the airplane sustained substantial structural damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 01/17/2009 AT APPROX 1905 HOURS N6509T PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED LAF IN VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN. AFTER DEPARTURE AND REACHING ALTITUDE PILOT CONTACTED LAF TOWER AND REPORTED AN EMERGENCY THAT THE PROP HAD DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND THAT PILOT COULD NOT SEE THRU THE WINDSHIELD, PILOT RETURNED TO LAF AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 23 FROM THE WEST. AIRPLANE ATTEMPTED LANDING AND WAS 40 FOOT SHORT OF RUNWAY. DURING LANDING ATTEMPT THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND AND BROKE OFF THE LEFT WHEEL AND GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE LEFT WING TIP AND BROKEN GEAR POINT PLOWED DIRT FOR APPROX 12 FOOT PRIOR TO NOSE AND RIGHT GEAR TOUCH DOWN, AT WHICH POINT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND SKIDDED ONTO THE RUNWAY. DURING LANDING THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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