What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported a stable approach to runway 22 with a right hand crosswind correction. The aircraft touched down near the center line. At that time the pilot noted hearing the tires squealing and the plane immediately moved to the left and heading off the runway. The pilot them applied power to attempt a go around yet the aircraft continued to veer left. The aircraft ran off the runway and continued until colliding with a dirt embankment.
Investigation revealed:
Left tire tread marks were noted on the runway that veered left off the runway. This tire mark was only one tread width wide indicating the full width of the tire was not making contact. Approximately 30 feet into the grass after leaving the runway, three distinct tire marks became visible. After this it was apparent the aircraft become airborne before colliding with the embankment and being flung almost 180 degrees around resulting in the following damage.
Collapsed nose gear
Engine torn away from firewall and mount
Left wing leading edge dented
Right wing severely damaged
Fuselage fwd. Of rear cargo door severely distorted
Fuselage aft of rear cargo torn
Closest weather report at the time of the accident indicated wind direction between 270-250 degrees with wind speeds of 11 mph and gusting 24-25 mph.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED A STABLE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 WITH A RIGHT HAND CROSSWIND CORRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE CENTER LINE. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT NOTED HEARING THE TIRES SQUEALING AND THE PLANE IMMEDIATELY MOVED TO THE LEFT AND HEADING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEM APPLIED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND YET THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED UNTIL COLLIDING WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT.
INVESTIGATION REVEALED:
LEFT TIRE TREAD MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE RUNWAY THAT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THIS TIRE MARK WAS ONLY ONE TREAD WIDTH WIDE INDICATING THE FULL WIDTH OF THE TIRE WAS NOT MAKING CONTACT. APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET INTO THE GRASS AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THREE DISTINCT TIRE MARKS BECAME VISIBLE. AFTER THIS IT WAS APPARENT THE AIRCRAFT BECOME AIRBORNE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE EMBANKMENT AND BEING FLUNG ALMOST 180 DEGREES AROUND RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE.
COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR
ENGINE TORN AWAY FROM FIREWALL AND MOUNT
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE DENTED
RIGHT WING SEVERELY DAMAGED
FUSELAGE FWD. OF REAR CARGO DOOR SEVERELY DISTORTED
FUSELAGE AFT OF REAR CARGO TORN
CLOSEST WEATHER REPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED WIND DIRECTION BETWEEN 270-250 DEGREES WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 11 MPH AND GUSTING 24-25 MPH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.