What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 28, 2011, at approximately 8:45 CDT, the pilot of Cessna aircraft model 425, registration number N410VE, executed a GPS approach to runway 22 at Hemphill County Airport (hhf). The pilot reported the weather was 600 ft ceiling and 5 miles visibility. The pilot stated he broke out of the clouds and discovered he was high and beyond the runway 22 threshold. The pilot then executed a go around, banked right, then executed a left hand turn and elected to land on runway 4. The initial landing marks show the right gear impacted hard, the right tire blew out and the gear hydraulic dampner blew out. The aircraft continued rolling left of centerline, then veered right and departed the runway at the intersection to runway 18-36. The aircraft yawed to the right, collapsing the left main gear and the nose gear. The aircraft slid to a stop in the grass area between runway 4 and taxiway p.the pilot was not injured, four of the six passengers were taken to the hospital for evaluation and released. There was substantial damage to both propellers, all three landing gear, nose gear keels on both sides, and damage to the lower fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 28, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 CDT, THE PILOT OF CESSNA AIRCRAFT MODEL 425, REGISTRATION NUMBER N410VE, EXECUTED A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT HEMPHILL COUNTY AIRPORT (HHF). THE PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER WAS 600 FT CEILING AND 5 MILES VISIBILITY. THE PILOT STATED HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND DISCOVERED HE WAS HIGH AND BEYOND THE RUNWAY 22 THRESHOLD. THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED A GO AROUND, BANKED RIGHT, THEN EXECUTED A LEFT HAND TURN AND ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4. THE INITIAL LANDING MARKS SHOW THE RIGHT GEAR IMPACTED HARD, THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE GEAR HYDRAULIC DAMPNER BLEW OUT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ROLLING LEFT OF CENTERLINE, THEN VEERED RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT THE INTERSECTION TO RUNWAY 18-36. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT, COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP IN THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 4 AND TAXIWAY P.THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, FOUR OF THE SIX PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION AND RELEASED.THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS, ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR KEELS ON BOTH SIDES, AND DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.