What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07-29-2010, at approximately 13:00CDT, the pilot of N57706, a PA-36-285, was conducting low level agricultural aerial application operations in floydada, Texas. The pilot stated he hit an object which damaged the right main landing gear while inflight. He continued to fly the airplane to privacy data omitted a few miles to the west in Petersburg, Texas. The pilot stated he was on final approach landing to the north. The aircraft touched down on the left main first as the pilot gradually applied full control input to the left to prolong the right gear from touching the ground as long as possible. The right main collapsed and the right wing impacted the ground. The impact from the right wing caused the aircraft to veer sharply to the right making a 180 degree turn and causing the left main to collapse. The sharp veering turn to the right was so abrupt the pilot stated he became airborne momentarily as the aircraft appeared to be traveling in backwards eventually coming to rest on the runway in a southerly direction. The aircraft damage to the wing spar and fuselage was substantial. The pilot and sole occupant was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07-29-2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00CDT, THE PILOT OF N57706, A PA-36-285, WAS CONDUCTING LOW LEVEL AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS IN FLOYDADA, TEXAS. THE PILOT STATED HE HIT AN OBJECT WHICH DAMAGED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHILE INFLIGHT. HE CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A FEW MILES TO THE WEST IN PETERSBURG, TEXAS. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH LANDING TO THE NORTH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN FIRST AS THE PILOT GRADUALLY APPLIED FULL CONTROL INPUT TO THE LEFT TO PROLONG THE RIGHT GEAR FROM TOUCHING THE GROUND AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE IMPACT FROM THE RIGHT WING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN AND CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN TO COLLAPSE.THE SHARP VEERING TURN TO THE RIGHT WAS SO ABRUPT THE PILOT STATED HE BECAME AIRBORNE MOMENTARILY AS THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE TRAVELING IN BACKWARDS EVENTUALLY COMING TO REST ON THE RUNWAY IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR AND FUSELAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.
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