What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
ASI conducted personal interview of pilot in command, privacy data omitted on 9/19/11 at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, TX. Pilot indicated he had made 2 previous flights in N98D that morning with no evident problems. Aircraft had approx 15 hrs total time at the time of the accident. Adds weather reported winds: @ 2015Z were 180 degrees @ 12 KTS gust to 16 KTS, @ 2035 190 degrees @ 8 KTS, @ 2055 190 degrees @ 9 KTS gust to 14 KTS. Pilot stated he had made 2-3 touch and goes to runway 13 and was making his final approach for landing. Touchdown airspeed was approximately 60-70 knots. Pilot states as aircraft began to decelerate it began to make a moderately slow right turn. He states his airspeed was approximately 20 knots. He applied left rudder and right aileron in an effort to prevent a right ground loop. The aircraft did not respond to flight control inputs and began to skid hard right with the majority of the weight on the left main landing gear. It subsequently left the runway, hitting a runway sign. As the left main gear folded under the fuselage it caused damage to the left wing tip behind the wing spar and left wing near the attachment point.
As the FAA filed it
ASI CONDUCTED PERSONAL INTERVIEW OF PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 9/19/11 AT LANCASTER AIRPORT, LANCASTER, TX. PILOT INDICATED HE HAD MADE 2 PREVIOUS FLIGHTS IN N98D THAT MORNING WITH NO EVIDENT PROBLEMS. AIRCRAFT HAD APPROX 15 HRS TOTAL TIME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ADDS WEATHER REPORTED WINDS: @ 2015Z WERE 180 DEGREES @ 12 KTS GUST TO 16 KTS, @ 2035 190 DEGREES @ 8 KTS, @ 2055 190 DEGREES @ 9 KTS GUST TO 14 KTS. PILOT STATED HE HAD MADE 2-3 TOUCH AND GOES TO RUNWAY 13 AND WAS MAKING HIS FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. TOUCHDOWN AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 60-70 KNOTS. PILOT STATES AS AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DECELERATE IT BEGAN TO MAKE A MODERATELY SLOW RIGHT TURN. HE STATES HIS AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND RIGHT AILERON IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT A RIGHT GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS AND BEGAN TO SKID HARD RIGHT WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE WEIGHT ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. IT SUBSEQUENTLY LEFT THE RUNWAY, HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN. AS THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP BEHIND THE WING SPAR AND LEFT WING NEAR THE ATTACHMENT POINT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.