What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was landing rwy 23 at Mountain Air, 2NC0. Impacted terrain with landing gear approximately three feet short of the pavement. The point of impact was on the 60 degree drop off prior to reaching rwy 32. There was evidence that all three gear struck at this point. The aircraft continued on to the runway with damage to the right main landing gear (rt MLG) and the nose gear (NLG), only the left main gear (lt MLG) exhibited tire marks as it slid forward, the other two simply left white marks. The rt MLG exited the right side of the runway at 375 feet and the right wing struck an embankment. The aircraft came to rest at 500 feet from the runway threshold facing at a heading of 070 degrees. All three POB were not injured and the two pax were not airmen. The damage was as follows: right spar was completely severed. Crease on bottom of rudder, where the rudder butt rivets onto the rudder. All three landing gear were separated from the aircraft. Lt MLG punctured a hole through the top of the left wing. Right wing tip was severed along with approximately 18 sq. In. Of the top skin of the wing. Propeller blades folded when they impacted the terrain. The fuselage remained mostly intact with some damage at the right wing root and where the parachute straps are imbedded in the composite on the right side. The parachute did not deploy.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RWY 23 AT MOUNTAIN AIR, 2NC0. IMPACTED TERRAIN WITH LANDING GEAR APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET SHORT OF THE PAVEMENT. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS ON THE 60 DEGREE DROP OFF PRIOR TO REACHING RWY 32. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT ALL THREE GEAR STRUCK AT THIS POINT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO THE RUNWAY WITH DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (RT MLG) AND THE NOSE GEAR (NLG), ONLY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR (LT MLG) EXHIBITED TIRE MARKS AS IT SLID FORWARD, THE OTHER TWO SIMPLY LEFT WHITE MARKS. THE RT MLG EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT 375 FEET AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT 500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD FACING AT A HEADING OF 070 DEGREES. ALL THREE POB WERE NOT INJURED AND THE TWO PAX WERE NOT AIRMEN. THE DAMAGE WAS AS FOLLOWS: RIGHT SPAR WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED.CREASE ON BOTTOM OF RUDDER, WHERE THE RUDDER BUTT RIVETS ONTO THE RUDDER.ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. LT MLG PUNCTURED A HOLE THROUGH THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING.RIGHT WING TIP WAS SEVERED ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY 18 SQ. IN. OF THE TOP SKIN OF THE WING. PROPELLER BLADES FOLDED WHEN THEY IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE FUSELAGE REMAINED MOSTLY INTACT WITH SOME DAMAGE AT THE RIGHT WING ROOT AND WHERE THE PARACHUTE STRAPS ARE IMBEDDED IN THE COMPOSITE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PARACHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY.
NTSB investigation
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