What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 22, 2016 the pilot of aircraft N9410E was practicing for an upcoming (November 2016) biannual review). The pilot explained that he listened to kgif ASOS weather report at approximately 08:10. Winds were from the north at 4 kt., clear, no ceiling limits. There was no indication or mention of gusts. (After the incident, it was determined that gusts of up to 10 knots were present). The aircraft departed on runway 05 at about 08:15, stayed in pattern. Performed two cross wind landings on runway 05 with no anomalies. The wind continued from the north, with variation in direction. The pilot once again obtained this weather information from the kgif ASOS before departure and during the downwind leg of landing #3. The landing procedures for both touch and goes were performed with normal, stable cross wind landing attitude and approach, as stated by the pilot. The aircraft touched down without incident. Departed after # 2 touch and go and performed normal crosswind, downwind, base and final legs. The pilot once again obtained weather information kgif ASOS and heard the same data information . Again positioned the aircraft for a stable approach and landing with a left cross wind. Upon touching down on three wheels, the pilot felt a push to the right on the tail (like a strong gust). He then countered, but the tail started to come around and the main tires started squealing. As a result,the aircraft forward direction veered to the left. The aircraft ran off the asphalt and impacted a runway 05 sign. Approx (time 08:42)
The collision caused the front right main gear to collapse backwards. Right main gear tire severely deformed front and aft wing struts and the backwards pull by the gear strained the support eyes on the steel tubular frame of the fuselage to the point that the eyes (holding the right main gear) tore off from the steel tubular frame of the fuselage. The right main gear settled underneath the fuselage on the right side, penetrating the skin and deforming tubular members of the fuselage. The loss of the right main gear dropped the right wing on the ground and the impact did major damage to the wood spars. The drop also caused a prop strike, rendering the aircraft totally destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 22, 2016 THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N9410E WAS PRACTICING FOR AN UPCOMING (NOVEMBER 2016) BIANNUAL REVIEW). THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE LISTENED TO KGIF ASOS WEATHER REPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 08:10. WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTH AT 4 KT., CLEAR, NO CEILING LIMITS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR MENTION OF GUSTS. (AFTER THE INCIDENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT GUSTS OF UP TO 10 KNOTS WERE PRESENT). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 05 AT ABOUT 08:15, STAYED IN PATTERN. PERFORMED TWO CROSS WIND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 05 WITH NO ANOMALIES. THE WIND CONTINUED FROM THE NORTH, WITH VARIATION IN DIRECTION. THE PILOT ONCE AGAIN OBTAINED THIS WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE KGIF ASOS BEFORE DEPARTURE AND DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG OF LANDING #3. THE LANDING PROCEDURES FOR BOTH TOUCH AND GOES WERE PERFORMED WITH NORMAL, STABLE CROSS WIND LANDING ATTITUDE AND APPROACH, AS STATED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEPARTED AFTER # 2 TOUCH AND GO AND PERFORMED NORMAL CROSSWIND, DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL LEGS. THE PILOT ONCE AGAIN OBTAINED WEATHER INFORMATION KGIF ASOS AND HEARD THE SAME DATA INFORMATION . AGAIN POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A STABLE APPROACH AND LANDING WITH A LEFT CROSS WIND. UPON TOUCHING DOWN ON THREE WHEELS, THE PILOT FELT A PUSH TO THE RIGHT ON THE TAIL (LIKE A STRONG GUST). HE THEN COUNTERED, BUT THE TAIL STARTED TO COME AROUND AND THE MAIN TIRES STARTED SQUEALING. AS A RESULT,THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD DIRECTION VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE ASPHALT AND IMPACTED A RUNWAY 05 SIGN. APPROX (TIME 08:42)
THE COLLISION CAUSED THE FRONT RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS. RIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRE SEVERELY DEFORMED FRONT AND AFT WING STRUTS AND THE BACKWARDS PULL BY THE GEAR STRAINED THE SUPPORT EYES ON THE STEEL TUBULAR FRAME OF THE FUSELAGE TO THE POINT THAT THE EYES (HOLDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR) TORE OFF FROM THE STEEL TUBULAR FRAME OF THE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SETTLED UNDERNEATH THE FUSELAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, PENETRATING THE SKIN AND DEFORMING TUBULAR MEMBERS OF THE FUSELAGE. THE LOSS OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DROPPED THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND AND THE IMPACT DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WOOD SPARS. THE DROP ALSO CAUSED A PROP STRIKE, RENDERING THE AIRCRAFT TOTALLY DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.