What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed on rwy 34R and veered off the rwy into the grass due to loss of control while operating the rudders and brakes. The aircraft right main gear impacted a concrete barrier and tore the right main gear and strut off. The aircraft was equipped with heel brakes rather than the traditional toe brakes and the pilot while attempting to steer the aircraft inadvertantly pressed on a heel brake causing the aircraft to swerve off the runway. The pilot had just purchased the aircraft and had 12 hours in type.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED ON RWY 34R AND VEERED OFF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE OPERATING THE RUDDERS AND BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED A CONCRETE BARRIER AND TORE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND STRUT OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH HEEL BRAKES RATHER THAN THE TRADITIONAL TOE BRAKES AND THE PILOT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT INADVERTANTLY PRESSED ON A HEEL BRAKE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD 12 HOURS IN TYPE.
NTSB investigation
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