What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This aircraft is a public use aircraft, operated by another government organization. The aircraft was being repositioned from manassas regional airport (hef) to Northeast Philadelphia Airport (pne) for several days of use. The pilot was the only person on board, obtained a weather briefing and filed IFR. At hef, once the pilot obtained clearance from the maintenance personnel, stating no issues with the aircraft (standard procedure), the pilot departed with the aircraft. He stated that although he filed for 7000 feet, he flew clear of clouds at 5000, due to icing conditions. The flight was uneventful, except that the flight was conducted in light to moderate turbulence. This turbulence continued throughout the flight. Arriving at pne, pilot obtained ATIS, in which he stated the winds were 290@14 gusts 20. He contacted tower and was instructed to land runway 33. Once entering downwind, the pilot requested a "wind check" in which the wind was reported to be 300 @12G19KNTS. The pilot corrected for the wind and conducted a cross wind landing. According to pilot, the aircraft touched down with the stall warning horn audible and on centerline. Once the aircraft landed on the runway it began to veer to the left, in which the pilot corrected with right rudder to no avail. The pilot at this point stated that the aircraft was heading off the runway, and considered a balked landing procedure, but believed there was not enough time to complete it. The aircraft was heading toward a ramp with other aircraft parked there. The pilot pulled the mixture to idle, applied brakes and positioned the yoke to full aft. The aircraft departed the runway, in which the propeller struck the soft ground, no sudden stoppage identified and the right wing struck the ground with substantial damage. The aircraft stopped approximately 100 to 150 feet from taxiway A3. The pilot was uninjured. The tower controller questioned; if he needed assistance, if the aircraft was damaged and asked if he was hurt. He explained he wasn't hurt and believed the aircraft could move on it's own power. Aircraft was taxied to ramp. Pilot stated during the taxi that there was no issues with the brakes.
As the FAA filed it
THIS AIRCRAFT IS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY ANOTHER GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED FROM MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (HEF) TO NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT (PNE) FOR SEVERAL DAYS OF USE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING AND FILED IFR. AT HEF, ONCE THE PILOT OBTAINED CLEARANCE FROM THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, STATING NO ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT (STANDARD PROCEDURE), THE PILOT DEPARTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE FILED FOR 7000 FEET, HE FLEW CLEAR OF CLOUDS AT 5000, DUE TO ICING CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL, EXCEPT THAT THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE. THIS TURBULENCE CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. ARRIVING AT PNE, PILOT OBTAINED ATIS, IN WHICH HE STATED THE WINDS WERE 290@14 GUSTS 20. HE CONTACTED TOWER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO LAND RUNWAY 33. ONCE ENTERING DOWNWIND, THE PILOT REQUESTED A "WIND CHECK" IN WHICH THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 300 @12G19KNTS. THE PILOT CORRECTED FOR THE WIND AND CONDUCTED A CROSS WIND LANDING. ACCORDING TO PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE STALL WARNING HORN AUDIBLE AND ON CENTERLINE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY IT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT, IN WHICH THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT AT THIS POINT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING OFF THE RUNWAY, AND CONSIDERED A BALKED LANDING PROCEDURE, BUT BELIEVED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETE IT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING TOWARD A RAMP WITH OTHER AIRCRAFT PARKED THERE. THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE TO IDLE, APPLIED BRAKES AND POSITIONED THE YOKE TO FULL AFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, IN WHICH THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SOFT GROUND, NO SUDDEN STOPPAGE IDENTIFIED AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 150 FEET FROM TAXIWAY A3. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE TOWER CONTROLLER QUESTIONED; IF HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE, IF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED AND ASKED IF HE WAS HURT. HE EXPLAINED HE WASN'T HURT AND BELIEVED THE AIRCRAFT COULD MOVE ON IT'S OWN POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO RAMP. PILOT STATED DURING THE TAXI THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES.
NTSB investigation
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