What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated he was performing transitional practice and on landing could not control aircraft. Unable to stop aircraft ran off runway into banana river. Damage to left wing tip and main gear. Brevard aviation mechanic picked aircarft out of river stating left wing was slightly bent and both front gear were severly damaged. Close examination of gear revealed corrosion. National transportation safty board took the gear parts to their metalurgical lab and perform examination to determine whether faiure was from corrosion or stress. Lab reported failure was from an overload event, I.e. hard landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED HE WAS PERFORMING TRANSITIONAL PRACTICE AND ON LANDING COULD NOT CONTROL AIRCRAFT. UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO BANANA RIVER. DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP AND MAIN GEAR. BREVARD AVIATION MECHANIC PICKED AIRCARFT OUT OF RIVER STATING LEFT WING WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AND BOTH FRONT GEAR WERE SEVERLY DAMAGED. CLOSE EXAMINATION OF GEAR REVEALED CORROSION. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFTY BOARD TOOK THE GEAR PARTS TO THEIR METALURGICAL LAB AND PERFORM EXAMINATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER FAIURE WAS FROM CORROSION OR STRESS. LAB REPORTED FAILURE WAS FROM AN OVERLOAD EVENT, I.E. HARD LANDING.
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