What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 12, 2011 about 1615 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur build aircraft, N234VV, model Auriga, build by victor Holmlund was damaged upon landing on runway 24 at ttn, Trenton Mercer Airport, Trenton, new jersey. The private pilot was not injured. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The pilot told inspectors that he departed 47N central jersey regional airport, manville, new jersey for the maiden flight. The pilot performed several maneuvers in the area of 47N and then flew to ttn for the first landing. He stated he approached runway 24, slowed to 80-90 knots, touched down, bounced, gave power to recover, settled to runway and the right main landing gear collapsed causing the aircraft to veer right off the runway. The right wing leading edge impacted a runway light damaging the leading edge and causing a fuel leak. The aircraft sustained damage to all three propeller blades when it impacted a runway sign. Fuselage and undercarriage suffered damage due to debris from light and sign impact. Aircraft is an experimental aircraft and the landing gear was made from fibreglass.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 12, 2011 ABOUT 1615 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILD AIRCRAFT, N234VV, MODEL AURIGA, BUILD BY VICTOR HOLMLUND WAS DAMAGED UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT TTN, TRENTON MERCER AIRPORT, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.THE PILOT TOLD INSPECTORS THAT HE DEPARTED 47N CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, MANVILLE, NEW JERSEY FOR THE MAIDEN FLIGHT. THE PILOT PERFORMED SEVERAL MANEUVERS IN THE AREA OF 47N AND THEN FLEW TO TTN FOR THE FIRST LANDING. HE STATED HE APPROACHED RUNWAY 24, SLOWED TO 80-90 KNOTS, TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED, GAVE POWER TO RECOVER, SETTLED TO RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT DAMAGING THE LEADING EDGE AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WHEN IT IMPACTED A RUNWAY SIGN. FUSELAGE AND UNDERCARRIAGE SUFFERED DAMAGE DUE TO DEBRIS FROM LIGHT AND SIGN IMPACT.AIRCRAFT IS AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS MADE FROM FIBREGLASS.
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