What happened
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Clarence f. leazenby, private pilot 1684382, operating under sport pilot rules using a driver's license for a medical. Mi d/l #privacy data omittedmade normal approach and landing to the south on turf runway, touched down approximately 500' from approach end. During rollout the aircraft went over a small rise in the runway and the PIC believes he might have bumped the throttle adding some power, but not noticeable. During normal braking, braking action was lost approximately 400' from the south end of the runway. When it was apparent that he was not going to be able to stop before overrunning runway the PIC shut the engine off. Aircraft departed the south end of the runway and rolled down and embankment coming to rest approximately 200' from the south end of the runway. While rolling down the embankment the nose wheel struck an old ant hill and dug into the soft ground causing the nose gear to fail aft and damaging the nose gear, engine mount, lower engine cowl, and firewall. The nose of the aircraft came down causing one blade on the propeller to dig into the ground bending it aft; there was no rotational scoring or evidence that the engine was operating after the aircraft departed the prepared surface. The right wing struck a small tree causing damage to the wing leading edge and pushed the wing aft slightly causing buckling in the right wing to fuselage fairing. The left wing was pushed aft causing the left aileron inboard side to contact the wing to fuselage fairing, bending the aileron and buckling the fairing and wing skins. There was minor damage to the left horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
CLARENCE F. LEAZENBY, PRIVATE PILOT 1684382, OPERATING UNDER SPORT PILOT RULES USING A DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR A MEDICAL.MI D/L #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MADE NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING TO THE SOUTH ON TURF RUNWAY, TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 500' FROM APPROACH END. DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER A SMALL RISE IN THE RUNWAY AND THE PIC BELIEVES HE MIGHT HAVE BUMPED THE THROTTLE ADDING SOME POWER, BUT NOT NOTICEABLE. DURING NORMAL BRAKING, BRAKING ACTION WAS LOST APPROXIMATELY 400' FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN IT WAS APPARENT THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP BEFORE OVERRUNNING RUNWAY THE PIC SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED DOWN AND EMBANKMENT COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200' FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE ROLLING DOWN THE EMBANKMENT THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK AN OLD ANT HILL AND DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL AFT AND DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, LOWER ENGINE COWL, AND FIREWALL. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN CAUSING ONE BLADE ON THE PROPELLER TO DIG INTO THE GROUND BENDING IT AFT; THERE WAS NO ROTATIONAL SCORING OR EVIDENCE THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PREPARED SURFACE. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING LEADING EDGE AND PUSHED THE WING AFT SLIGHTLY CAUSING BUCKLING IN THE RIGHT WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING. THE LEFT WING WAS PUSHED AFT CAUSING THE LEFT AILERON INBOARD SIDE TO CONTACT THE WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING, BENDING THE AILERON AND BUCKLING THE FAIRING AND WING SKINS. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
NTSB investigation
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