What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 2/1/17 at approximately 1715HRS the aircraft departed runway 24 at St Elmo, AL (2R5) and made a left turn at 1500 ft. the system air pressure dropped to 1.5 bar from 2.5 bar. The pilot slowed the aircraft and dropped the gear at the appropriate speed. The right main landing gear remained up and locked. He initiated the emergency procedures for gear extension and the rt MLG stayed up and locked. The pilot then climbed and performed positive and negative g maneuvers at 1500 ft without success. He opened his canopy and performed a slightly flatter approach with the flaps up. When landing was assured, he turned off the mags and touched down. The rt wing didn't touch the ground for 1000 ft. the wing touched the ground with the pilot losing some directional control and the aircraft came to rest after a few hundred feet in the grass. No injuries with damage to the rt wing, and wing tip. The right aileron aft edge sustained structural damage, which requires the entire aileron to be replaced. The gear was manually unlocked and the aircraft was towed to a hangar.
As the FAA filed it
ON 2/1/17 AT APPROXIMATELY 1715HRS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 24 AT ST ELMO, AL (2R5) AND MADE A LEFT TURN AT 1500 FT. THE SYSTEM AIR PRESSURE DROPPED TO 1.5 BAR FROM 2.5 BAR. THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND DROPPED THE GEAR AT THE APPROPRIATE SPEED. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED UP AND LOCKED. HE INITIATED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR GEAR EXTENSION AND THE RT MLG STAYED UP AND LOCKED. THE PILOT THEN CLIMBED AND PERFORMED POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE G MANEUVERS AT 1500 FT WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE OPENED HIS CANOPY AND PERFORMED A SLIGHTLY FLATTER APPROACH WITH THE FLAPS UP. WHEN LANDING WAS ASSURED, HE TURNED OFF THE MAGS AND TOUCHED DOWN. THE RT WING DIDN'T TOUCH THE GROUND FOR 1000 FT. THE WING TOUCHED THE GROUND WITH THE PILOT LOSING SOME DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER A FEW HUNDRED FEET IN THE GRASS. NO INJURIES WITH DAMAGE TO THE RT WING, AND WING TIP. THE RIGHT AILERON AFT EDGE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, WHICH REQUIRES THE ENTIRE AILERON TO BE REPLACED. THE GEAR WAS MANUALLY UNLOCKED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A HANGAR.
NTSB investigation
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