What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At runway threshold, pilot reduced throttle to idle and landed just past the numbers, the main tires touched first followed by the nose tire. As the nose tire touched, the aircraft yawed to the left, the pilot applied right rudder and the nose yawed abruptly to the right approxiamately 30 degrees. As the aircraft departed the right side of the runway, the aircraft impacted arresting gear barrier equipment (generator vents & signage). Damage includes prop, bent right wing strut, impact damage on aft fuselage and both horizontal stabilizers and left elevator.
As the FAA filed it
AT RUNWAY THRESHOLD, PILOT REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND LANDED JUST PAST THE NUMBERS, THE MAIN TIRES TOUCHED FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE TIRE. AS THE NOSE TIRE TOUCHED, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND THE NOSE YAWED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT APPROXIAMATELY 30 DEGREES. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ARRESTING GEAR BARRIER EQUIPMENT (GENERATOR VENTS & SIGNAGE). DAMAGE INCLUDES PROP, BENT RIGHT WING STRUT, IMPACT DAMAGE ON AFT FUSELAGE AND BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND LEFT ELEVATOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.