What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5-29-2015 the aircraft (N44508-express 2000RG-experimetal) landed normally and dring the rollout the left gear collasped, followed by the right gear collasping. The aircraft veered off the runway and slid in the dirt. The nose gear did not collaspe thus not damaging the PT6-20 engine or prop. The aircraft left wing tip was ripped off when it struck a runway light. The left aft strake was damaged, the right strake was ripped off the fuselage. The tail section sustained damage due to dragging in the dirt including damage to the lower surface of the rudder. The 2 occupants did not receive any injuries. There was no post fire and the aircraft was removed from the runway and placed in the owners hangar. Upon inspection of the aircraft it was found that the left gear actuator hiem end snapped off allowing the left gear to collaspe, it also ripped the hydraulic line off the actuator depleting hydraulic pressure to the right main gear. Pilot stated during the inspection that he did not hard land the aircraft. He further stated that the actuator was the original one installed during the aircraft build.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5-29-2015 THE AIRCRAFT (N44508-EXPRESS 2000RG-EXPERIMETAL) LANDED NORMALLY AND DRING THE ROLLOUT THE LEFT GEAR COLLASPED, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT GEAR COLLASPING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND SLID IN THE DIRT. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT COLLASPE THUS NOT DAMAGING THE PT6-20 ENGINE OR PROP. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TIP WAS RIPPED OFF WHEN IT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE LEFT AFT STRAKE WAS DAMAGED, THE RIGHT STRAKE WAS RIPPED OFF THE FUSELAGE. THE TAIL SECTION SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO DRAGGING IN THE DIRT INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE RUDDER. THE 2 OCCUPANTS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND PLACED IN THE OWNERS HANGAR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT GEAR ACTUATOR HIEM END SNAPPED OFF ALLOWING THE LEFT GEAR TO COLLASPE, IT ALSO RIPPED THE HYDRAULIC LINE OFF THE ACTUATOR DEPLETING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. PILOT STATED DURING THE INSPECTION THAT HE DID NOT HARD LAND THE AIRCRAFT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE INSTALLED DURING THE AIRCRAFT BUILD.
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