What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was landing rwy 29 (3000 x 75) at vsf. The wind was reported to be 290 at 7 with gusts to 15. After touch-down, he reached over to bring up the flaps, just before the intersection (with rwy 5 & 23) the left wing suddenly came up, the nose turned abruptly to the left (20 to 30 degrees). The aircraft skidded through the intersection and departed the left side of the runway. The left wing struck and destroyed a box sign, the right main landing gear hit a runway light and the aircraft continued to roll-out in the grass. To avoid getting stuck, the pilot immediately taxied the aircraft back onto the runway. No injuries – pilot was alone. Property damage – runway box sign destroyed, one runway light damaged. Extensive aircraft damage – at left wing root, the fairing is pulled away from the fuselage indicating the wing has shifted. Left wing leading edge dented 3 to 4 feet outboard of wing root with top and bottom wing skins buckled. The left wing top skin is severely buckled 2 to 3 feet outboard of wing root just above the forward wing spar, indicating structural damage to the wing spar. Left landing gear strut upper cylinder and door damaged. Left lower aft fuselage dented below n number.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING RWY 29 (3000 X 75) AT VSF. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 290 AT 7 WITH GUSTS TO 15. AFTER TOUCH-DOWN, HE REACHED OVER TO BRING UP THE FLAPS, JUST BEFORE THE INTERSECTION (WITH RWY 5 & 23) THE LEFT WING SUDDENLY CAME UP, THE NOSE TURNED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT (20 TO 30 DEGREES). THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK AND DESTROYED A BOX SIGN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL-OUT IN THE GRASS. TO AVOID GETTING STUCK, THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.NO INJURIES – PILOT WAS ALONE.PROPERTY DAMAGE – RUNWAY BOX SIGN DESTROYED, ONE RUNWAY LIGHT DAMAGED.EXTENSIVE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE – AT LEFT WING ROOT, THE FAIRING IS PULLED AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE INDICATING THE WING HAS SHIFTED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE DENTED 3 TO 4 FEET OUTBOARD OF WING ROOT WITH TOP AND BOTTOM WING SKINS BUCKLED. THE LEFT WING TOP SKIN IS SEVERELY BUCKLED 2 TO 3 FEET OUTBOARD OF WING ROOT JUST ABOVE THE FORWARD WING SPAR, INDICATING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR. LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT UPPER CYLINDER AND DOOR DAMAGED. LEFT LOWER AFT FUSELAGE DENTED BELOW N NUMBER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.