What happened
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Pilot departed carrizo springs, Texas (pzy) for San Marcos, Texas (hyi) the pilot stated that he received a local area weather briefing by telephone with fss but did not recall if NOTAMS were covered. The pilot received flight following from san antonio approach control, but declined a hand off to austin approach control. The pilot stated that he listened to the AWOS and obtained the current weather but did not hear that runway 8 was closed for construction. AWOS only provides automated weather. Hyi tower was closed. After landing overtop of the large yellow x and 15 inches high construction barriers on the approach end of runway 8 the aircraft struck construction barriers at taxiway b. the right main landing gear separated from the aircraft lodging sideways on the right flap, the left main gear collapsed damaging the left wing spar approximately 500 further down the runway. The aircraft departed the runway at a 45 degree angle and stopped approximately 25 feet south of runway 8.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS (PZY) FOR SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (HYI) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A LOCAL AREA WEATHER BRIEFING BY TELEPHONE WITH FSS BUT DID NOT RECALL IF NOTAMS WERE COVERED. THE PILOT RECEIVED FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM SAN ANTONIO APPROACH CONTROL, BUT DECLINED A HAND OFF TO AUSTIN APPROACH CONTROL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LISTENED TO THE AWOS AND OBTAINED THE CURRENT WEATHER BUT DID NOT HEAR THAT RUNWAY 8 WAS CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION. AWOS ONLY PROVIDES AUTOMATED WEATHER. HYI TOWER WAS CLOSED. AFTER LANDING OVERTOP OF THE LARGE YELLOW X AND 15 INCHES HIGH CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 8 THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS AT TAXIWAY B. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT LODGING SIDEWAYS ON THE RIGHT FLAP, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE LEFT WING SPAR APPROXIMATELY 500 FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 8.
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