What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During takeoff just prior to liftoff from an ag dirt-strip the right main tire wheel and gear assembly broke off and bounced up and struck right aileron. The pilot flew the aircraft to the near by airport and declared an emergency. The aircraft executed an emergency landing then skidded off the runway into the dirt area and remained up-right. Extensive damage to the tip of the right wing and external buckling of the wing to fuselage area. The propeller was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKEOFF JUST PRIOR TO LIFTOFF FROM AN AG DIRT-STRIP THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WHEEL AND GEAR ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF AND BOUNCED UP AND STRUCK RIGHT AILERON. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NEAR BY AIRPORT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING THEN SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT AREA AND REMAINED UP-RIGHT.EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TIP OF THE RIGHT WING AND EXTERNAL BUCKLING OF THE WING TO FUSELAGE AREA. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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