What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was unable to maintain runway heading while rolling out on runway 18. The aircraft departed the runway to the left, struck runway edge lights and crossed taxiway crossover A3, which collapsed the nosegear. The aircraft then continued across the taxiway and struck the taxiway sign, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing. Post accident investigation revealed that the left rudder teleflex cable required excessive pressure to move. This prevented the pilot from being able to apply right rudder or nosewheel steering to correct the aircraft's path.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING WHILE ROLLING OUT ON RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, STRUCK RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS AND CROSSED TAXIWAY CROSSOVER A3, WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSEGEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED ACROSS THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK THE TAXIWAY SIGN, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT RUDDER TELEFLEX CABLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO MOVE. THIS PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM BEING ABLE TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER OR NOSEWHEEL STEERING TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT'S PATH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.