What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5/31/2013 N2724X, a Cessna 180 departed pittsfield, me to Concord, NH (con) with one soul on board, the privacy data omitted. Upon landing just left of the centerline on runway 35 at con the aircraft stared to track left, the pilot applied right brakes, then both as the aircraft left the runway onto the shoulder then into the grass, where it came to rest. The side load on the right main gear in the grass caused the right gear to collapse under the cabin causing substantial damage to the gear attach point. This caused the right wing tip to strike the ground causing unknown damage. The propeller still in motion hit the ground causing it to bend and causing substantial damage to the firewall. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/31/2013 N2724X, A CESSNA 180 DEPARTED PITTSFIELD, ME TO CONCORD, NH (CON) WITH ONE SOUL ON BOARD, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. UPON LANDING JUST LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE ON RUNWAY 35 AT CON THE AIRCRAFT STARED TO TRACK LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKES, THEN BOTH AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER THEN INTO THE GRASS, WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE SIDE LOAD ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR IN THE GRASS CAUSED THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE UNDER THE CABIN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GEAR ATTACH POINT. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND CAUSING UNKNOWN DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER STILL IN MOTION HIT THE GROUND CAUSING IT TO BEND AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. NO INJURIES.
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