What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the touchdown phase of landing, the main landing gear touchdown was normal; but, during the nose landing gear touchdown, the aircraft veered hard right and it took a hard application of the left rudder to stop the right turn. As the aircraft slowed and rudder control became ineffective, the aircraft veered right and left runway 21 into the grass. The aircraft continued essentially straight in the grass by the use of left brake pressure and crossed the taxiway of runway 10 (runway 10 intersects runway 21 approximately mid-field) and into the grassy area between the taxiway and runway 10. The aircraft came to a halt in the grassy area, the nose gear collapsed, and the propeller struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF LANDING, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL; BUT, DURING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD RIGHT AND IT TOOK A HARD APPLICATION OF THE LEFT RUDDER TO STOP THE RIGHT TURN. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND RUDDER CONTROL BECAME INEFFECTIVE, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND LEFT RUNWAY 21 INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ESSENTIALLY STRAIGHT IN THE GRASS BY THE USE OF LEFT BRAKE PRESSURE AND CROSSED THE TAXIWAY OF RUNWAY 10 (RUNWAY 10 INTERSECTS RUNWAY 21 APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD) AND INTO THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY 10. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HALT IN THE GRASSY AREA, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.