What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 2, 2012, at approximately 0900 local time, a Cessna 310I, N8025M was substantially damaged at Burlington International Airport (btv), south Burlington, VT, when the left main landing gear collapsed as the aircraft was exiting runway 15 onto taxiway c. privacy data omitted/Private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 with visual meteorological conditions prevailing during the approximate one hour btv-btv pleasure flight. The pilot stated that after a normal landing and a controlled roll out, as he was in a right turn exiting the runway, the aircraft settled unto the left wing. As the left propeller struck the tarmac the aircraft spun around about 180 degrees. In addition to scrapping damage on the bottom of the left wing and tip tank, the wing upper skin was heavily wrinkled, the left horizontal stabilizer skin was wrinkled and there is a buckle in the fuselage above the left horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 2, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 310I, N8025M WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BTV), SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT, WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXITING RUNWAY 15 ONTO TAXIWAY C. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILING DURING THE APPROXIMATE ONE HOUR BTV-BTV PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL LANDING AND A CONTROLLED ROLL OUT, AS HE WAS IN A RIGHT TURN EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED UNTO THE LEFT WING. AS THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE TARMAC THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND ABOUT 180 DEGREES. IN ADDITION TO SCRAPPING DAMAGE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING AND TIP TANK, THE WING UPPER SKIN WAS HEAVILY WRINKLED, THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SKIN WAS WRINKLED AND THERE IS A BUCKLE IN THE FUSELAGE ABOVE THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.