From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On landing rollout, aircraft seemed to be tracking to the right despite left rudder input. Pilot experienced a "bang" and the aircraft moved abruptly and uncontrollably. Aircraft contacted the runway with the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer. Left wheel separated from landing gear leg at the axle attachment point. Aircraft left wing tip bent up about 30 degrees, left aileron damaged, left horizontal and elevator damaged, left MLG bent under a bit. Last annual inspection October 2009, approx. 70 hours previous to accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BE TRACKING TO THE RIGHT DESPITE LEFT RUDDER INPUT. PILOT EXPERIENCED A "BANG" AND THE AIRCRAFT MOVED ABRUPTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM LANDING GEAR LEG AT THE AXLE ATTACHMENT POINT. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TIP BENT UP ABOUT 30 DEGREES, LEFT AILERON DAMAGED, LEFT HORIZONTAL AND ELEVATOR DAMAGED, LEFT MLG BENT UNDER A BIT. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION OCTOBER 2009, APPROX. 70 HOURS PREVIOUS TO ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.