What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10-18-2011, at approximately 10:05 local, N8485D attempted to land on runway 35 at Brookings, SD (bkx). The wind was reported at 330 degrees at 15 gusting to 24 knots. The pilot lost control of the aircraft just after touchdown. The aircraft went off of the right side of the runway. The pilot added power. The right wing tip drug in the field for approximately 50 feet. The aircraft hit hard on the nose two times. The aircraft cart-wheeled and landed on the belly. The main gear, the nose, and the wings received substantial damage. The pilot, privacy data omitted was the sole occupant and received cuts and bruises to his head, face, hands, arms, and legs. The rap FSDO will recommend a re-examination under sect. 44709.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10-18-2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:05 LOCAL, N8485D ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AT BROOKINGS, SD (BKX). THE WIND WAS REPORTED AT 330 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED POWER. THE RIGHT WING TIP DRUG IN THE FIELD FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON THE NOSE TWO TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT CART-WHEELED AND LANDED ON THE BELLY. THE MAIN GEAR, THE NOSE, AND THE WINGS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED CUTS AND BRUISES TO HIS HEAD, FACE, HANDS, ARMS, AND LEGS.THE RAP FSDO WILL RECOMMEND A RE-EXAMINATION UNDER SECT. 44709.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.