What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 1, 2016 at approximately 10:19 CDT a Lancair iv-p, N992BC, operated by privacy data omitted was involved in an accident during the landing phase on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time, and a instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage after the nose landing gear collapsed on touchdown, followed by the aircraft veered to the right, exiting the runway over the grass, braking the main left landing gear before coming to a complete stop resting over its left wing. The pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft and sustained no injuries. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight originated from georgetown airport (gtu) at 09:25 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 1, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:19 CDT A LANCAIR IV-P, N992BC, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING THE LANDING PHASE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN, FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, EXITING THE RUNWAY OVER THE GRASS, BRAKING THE MAIN LEFT LANDING GEAR BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP RESTING OVER ITS LEFT WING. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GEORGETOWN AIRPORT (GTU) AT 09:25 CDT.
NTSB investigation
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