What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
I received a phone call from the roc approximately 2000, feb 5 2017 and spoke with the pilot, privacy data omitted. The pilot stated after he landed at Grove Oklahoma and the brakes locked up and he lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft skidded into the ditch, hitting a dirt pile. The pilot stated he was uninjured and was the sole occupant of the aircraft. The pilot also stated he was on a pleasure flight with his friend, who was on a different aircraft and did not see the incident. I told the pilot I would travel to Grove the next morning to inspect the aircraft.
A statement from the pilot was requested but never received. On four different phone conversations I requested pilot information and a statement. The pilot never provided the request information.
The aircraft was found approximately 3200 feet south of the approach end of runway 18, east of the taxiway approximately 50 feet, in a drainage ditch, located at kgmj, Grove Oklahoma. The pilot stated he had landed on the south taxiway for unknown reasons. The aircraft had damage to the left wing leading edge, left horizontal stab tip, one prop blade was bent, and the nose wheel pant was broken in half.
The top engine cowl was removed to visually check the firewall, no firewall damage was noted. Both mag p leads were cut for an unknown reason. I asked the pilot why the mag p leads were cut and he stated he had forgot his keys on a flight previous flight from huntsville, AL. Rather than returning to home to retrieve his aircraft keys, he cut the p leads an flew the aircraft home. No date for the previous flight was given but the cut p leads had not been repaired. Each main fuel tank contained fuel.
The flight controls were checked and operated normally. The aircraft was removed from the ditch and I checked brake operation. Aircraft brakes performed nominally but the left brake traveled about 10% father down before the brake applied. Rudders worked normally.
As the FAA filed it
I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE ROC APPROXIMATELY 2000, FEB 5 2017 AND SPOKE WITH THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT STATED AFTER HE LANDED AT GROVE OKLAHOMA AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED INTO THE DITCH, HITTING A DIRT PILE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNINJURED AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH HIS FRIEND, WHO WAS ON A DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT SEE THE INCIDENT. I TOLD THE PILOT I WOULD TRAVEL TO GROVE THE NEXT MORNING TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT.
A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT WAS REQUESTED BUT NEVER RECEIVED. ON FOUR DIFFERENT PHONE CONVERSATIONS I REQUESTED PILOT INFORMATION AND A STATEMENT. THE PILOT NEVER PROVIDED THE REQUEST INFORMATION.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 3200 FEET SOUTH OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 18, EAST OF THE TAXIWAY APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, IN A DRAINAGE DITCH, LOCATED AT KGMJ, GROVE OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD LANDED ON THE SOUTH TAXIWAY FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB TIP, ONE PROP BLADE WAS BENT, AND THE NOSE WHEEL PANT WAS BROKEN IN HALF.
THE TOP ENGINE COWL WAS REMOVED TO VISUALLY CHECK THE FIREWALL, NO FIREWALL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. BOTH MAG P LEADS WERE CUT FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. I ASKED THE PILOT WHY THE MAG P LEADS WERE CUT AND HE STATED HE HAD FORGOT HIS KEYS ON A FLIGHT PREVIOUS FLIGHT FROM HUNTSVILLE, AL. RATHER THAN RETURNING TO HOME TO RETRIEVE HIS AIRCRAFT KEYS, HE CUT THE P LEADS AN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT HOME. NO DATE FOR THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT WAS GIVEN BUT THE CUT P LEADS HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. EACH MAIN FUEL TANK CONTAINED FUEL.
THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CHECKED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE DITCH AND I CHECKED BRAKE OPERATION. AIRCRAFT BRAKES PERFORMED NOMINALLY BUT THE LEFT BRAKE TRAVELED ABOUT 10% FATHER DOWN BEFORE THE BRAKE APPLIED. RUDDERS WORKED NORMALLY.