What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed tri to vji at 12:30 pm. The weather reported winds from 340 and gusting 12. Pilot reported the flight from ktri and the approach to runway 6 was normal and uneventful. After touchdown on the centerline of runway 6, a gust of wind lifted the right wing and swung the tail to the right. Pilot applied the necessary corrections to the rudder and aileron, at this time the pilot could not regain control and the aircraft began to move left of center line at approx. 50-60 knots.
Left main wheel entered the wet grass on the left runway edge and soon the nose wheel and right main followed. Neither right rudder nor braking was effective due to the very slippery conditions of the grass from a heavy rainfall from the night before.
Aircraft slid through the grass until running into a ditch and collapsing the nose gear assy.
Pilot nor passenger were injured
Damage to the aircraft:
Minor dent right wing fwd of gear assy (hit a 2000 ft marker)
Prop strike
Bent nose gear assembly
Bent and broken engine mount
Minor damage to firewall and fuselage belly
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TRI TO VJI AT 12:30 PM. THE WEATHER REPORTED WINDS FROM 340 AND GUSTING 12. PILOT REPORTED THE FLIGHT FROM KTRI AND THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 6 WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 6, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND SWUNG THE TAIL TO THE RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS TO THE RUDDER AND AILERON, AT THIS TIME THE PILOT COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE LEFT OF CENTER LINE AT APPROX. 50-60 KNOTS.
LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED THE WET GRASS ON THE LEFT RUNWAY EDGE AND SOON THE NOSE WHEEL AND RIGHT MAIN FOLLOWED. NEITHER RIGHT RUDDER NOR BRAKING WAS EFFECTIVE DUE TO THE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OF THE GRASS FROM A HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE.
AIRCRAFT SLID THROUGH THE GRASS UNTIL RUNNING INTO A DITCH AND COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR ASSY.
PILOT NOR PASSENGER WERE INJURED
DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT:
MINOR DENT RIGHT WING FWD OF GEAR ASSY (HIT A 2000 FT MARKER)
PROP STRIKE
BENT NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY
BENT AND BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT
MINOR DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE BELLY
NTSB investigation
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