What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed north county airpport(KF45) to Immokalee Regional Airport(kimm). Aircraft operated IFR with one passenger on board. Pilot stated the approach was stable with light winds from 040 and an entrance of mid field left downwind for runway 09. Pilot stated abeam the touchdown zone the gear was extended with three green verified. Turning base on final the approach was normal and the gear was checked again at short final. Upon touchdown the flare and landing was smooth and roll-out began. Pilot heard loud clunk sound and an immediate noticeable inablity to steer the plane using the rudder pedals. The plane veered to the right and was able to maintain it on the runway. Aircraft ceased movement and pilot alerted FBO and UNICOM. No injuries, damage to lower right main,tire tire rim and brake rotor and scissors gear. NTSB notified. Classified as incident.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORTH COUNTY AIRPPORT(KF45) TO IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT(KIMM). AIRCRAFT OPERATED IFR WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. PILOT STATED THE APPROACH WAS STABLE WITH LIGHT WINDS FROM 040 AND AN ENTRANCE OF MID FIELD LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 09. PILOT STATED ABEAM THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED WITH THREE GREEN VERIFIED. TURNING BASE ON FINAL THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND THE GEAR WAS CHECKED AGAIN AT SHORT FINAL. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE FLARE AND LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND ROLL-OUT BEGAN. PILOT HEARD LOUD CLUNK SOUND AND AN IMMEDIATE NOTICEABLE INABLITY TO STEER THE PLANE USING THE RUDDER PEDALS. THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN IT ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CEASED MOVEMENT AND PILOT ALERTED FBO AND UNICOM. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO LOWER RIGHT MAIN,TIRE TIRE RIM AND BRAKE ROTOR AND SCISSORS GEAR. NTSB NOTIFIED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT.
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