What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 12, 2011, a Piper PA-30 was cleared to land on rwy 17L in aus airport. During touchdown the aircraft was observed veering off the runway to the west and crossing taxi way 'j' . During the roll out phase the aircrfat struck two airport signs. Evidence indicated the aircraft nose collapsed, and the aircraft fueselage came to a rest in a nose barrel position. The aircraft recived substantial damage to the nose gear wheel, nose radome cone, right wing outbrd leading edge, left lower inbrd fuel tank had a hole underneath the skin, and the right main landing gear tork was broken. No injuries from PIC or pax were reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 12, 2011, A PIPER PA-30 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 17L IN AUS AIRPORT. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST AND CROSSING TAXI WAY 'J' . DURING THE ROLL OUT PHASE THE AIRCRFAT STRUCK TWO AIRPORT SIGNS. EVIDENCE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT FUESELAGE CAME TO A REST IN A NOSE BARREL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT RECIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL, NOSE RADOME CONE, RIGHT WING OUTBRD LEADING EDGE, LEFT LOWER INBRD FUEL TANK HAD A HOLE UNDERNEATH THE SKIN, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORK WAS BROKEN. NO INJURIES FROM PIC OR PAX WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.