What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the landing phase, the pilot stated the aircraft touched down "smoothly". Within seconds, the aircraft suddenly veered off to the left. Full right rudder was applied with little result. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway with the right wheel departing the wheel strut. The right wing tip was damaged about 4 feet into the wing and the right wheel strut was damaged.
After further investigation;
It was found the damage on the aircraft is not conducive to a "smooth landing"
The fuselage just behind the rear window was buckled from a severe downward force conducive to a hard landing. The right main wheel strut was broken about 8" up from the wheel mount.
The event indicates the aircraft was in a left crab when it touched down with enough vertical force to buckle the fuselage and fracture the right main gear leg as well as break the nose gear to the left. Just before the aircraft skidded off the left side of the runway, the right main wheel and 8" of gear strut departed the aircraft. The aircraft came to a stop in the dirt almost 180 degrees from the original direction.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE LANDING PHASE, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN "SMOOTHLY". WITHIN SECONDS, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT. FULL RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED WITH LITTLE RESULT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL DEPARTING THE WHEEL STRUT. THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED ABOUT 4 FEET INTO THE WING AND THE RIGHT WHEEL STRUT WAS DAMAGED.
AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION;
IT WAS FOUND THE DAMAGE ON THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO A "SMOOTH LANDING"
THE FUSELAGE JUST BEHIND THE REAR WINDOW WAS BUCKLED FROM A SEVERE DOWNWARD FORCE CONDUCIVE TO A HARD LANDING. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL STRUT WAS BROKEN ABOUT 8" UP FROM THE WHEEL MOUNT.
THE EVENT INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LEFT CRAB WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN WITH ENOUGH VERTICAL FORCE TO BUCKLE THE FUSELAGE AND FRACTURE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG AS WELL AS BREAK THE NOSE GEAR TO THE LEFT. JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND 8" OF GEAR STRUT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE DIRT ALMOST 180 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION.
NTSB investigation
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