What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 9, 2011 at A1358 mountain standard time, Piper PA-46-500TP N5365D sustained substantial damage following the loss of control of aircraft during landing rollout at Phoenix sky harbor airport. The pilot and four passengers exited the aircraft when it came to a stop after veering right from runway 7 into the dirt. The pilot and all passengers sis not sustain any reported injuries. The pilot stated that upon touchdown he thought the nose gear tire blew when the aircraft veered hard right. The pilot stated that he attempted to maintain control however, the aircraft continued to steer right. The aircraft came to rest with the left main gear strut pushing through the top of the wing and severing the rod-end on the right main gear actuator. The fuselage and several flight controls sustained damage because of the aircraft exiting the asphalt.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 9, 2011 AT A1358 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, PIPER PA-46-500TP N5365D SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT PHOENIX SKY HARBOR AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP AFTER VEERING RIGHT FROM RUNWAY 7 INTO THE DIRT. THE PILOT AND ALL PASSENGERS SIS NOT SUSTAIN ANY REPORTED INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN HE THOUGHT THE NOSE GEAR TIRE BLEW WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO STEER RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT PUSHING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WING AND SEVERING THE ROD-END ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR. THE FUSELAGE AND SEVERAL FLIGHT CONTROLS SUSTAINED DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT EXITING THE ASPHALT.
NTSB investigation
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