What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC was attempting to land with N817PA on runway 31 with winds from 160 at 11 knots gusting to 15, this according to the fss for that area at that time. The runway exhibited skid marks from the left main landing gear at approximately 200 feet before 'c' taxiway, then 350 feet further down the runway there were skid marks from the right main landing gear as well. Both skid marks continued parallel to each other until the aircraft exited the runway to the left striking one taxi light. Once on the grass there were three parallel lines (the third from the nose gear) which continued about 600 feet, then the aircraft dropped off an embankment, about 9 feet vertically, striking small trees causing damage to the left wing, tearing off the right wheel pant, collapsing the right MLG, then tearing the NLG from the airframe and coming to rest on its belly facing the runway. The fuselage was severed and the rudder/empennage were damaged and located adjacent to the airframe. The propeller blades were destroyed with about 15 inches of all three blades remaining attached to the hub. Upon review of the wreckage there was continuity of control from the control stick to all flight controls.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH N817PA ON RUNWAY 31 WITH WINDS FROM 160 AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15, THIS ACCORDING TO THE FSS FOR THAT AREA AT THAT TIME. THE RUNWAY EXHIBITED SKID MARKS FROM THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEFORE 'C' TAXIWAY, THEN 350 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THERE WERE SKID MARKS FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AS WELL. BOTH SKID MARKS CONTINUED PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT STRIKING ONE TAXI LIGHT. ONCE ON THE GRASS THERE WERE THREE PARALLEL LINES (THE THIRD FROM THE NOSE GEAR) WHICH CONTINUED ABOUT 600 FEET, THEN THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED OFF AN EMBANKMENT, ABOUT 9 FEET VERTICALLY, STRIKING SMALL TREES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, TEARING OFF THE RIGHT WHEEL PANT, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MLG, THEN TEARING THE NLG FROM THE AIRFRAME AND COMING TO REST ON ITS BELLY FACING THE RUNWAY. THE FUSELAGE WAS SEVERED AND THE RUDDER/EMPENNAGE WERE DAMAGED AND LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE AIRFRAME. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DESTROYED WITH ABOUT 15 INCHES OF ALL THREE BLADES REMAINING ATTACHED TO THE HUB. UPON REVIEW OF THE WRECKAGE THERE WAS CONTINUITY OF CONTROL FROM THE CONTROL STICK TO ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.