What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 29, 2015 at 1500 CDT, an Cessna C305, N119BD, registered to Texas state techincal college, bounced on landing, then the right landing gear separated from the fuselage, and the right wing and propeller struck the ground upon touchdown at Bentonville municipal airport, Bentonville, Arkansas, while on a cross country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated commercial pilot received no injuries. The flight originated from joplin, Missouri on September 27, 2015, at 1430 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 AT 1500 CDT, AN CESSNA C305, N119BD, REGISTERED TO TEXAS STATE TECHINCAL COLLEGE, BOUNCED ON LANDING, THEN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, AND THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND UPON TOUCHDOWN AT BENTONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM JOPLIN, MISSOURI ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2015, AT 1430 CDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.