What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Following a hard landing the pilot was unable to control the aircraft. The aircraft veered left, then right, then left again and immediately began to skid to the left. Just before it left the paved surface the right main landing gear wheel assembly broke off and the strut dug into the gravel. The aircraft then came to a sudden stop and began to roll to the right. This was stopped by the right wing which contacted the ground and suffered compound bends to about 40 degrees. The prop had struck the asphault and sustained damage.
The aircraft came to rest at approximately 490 feet from touch down point. The pilot and one passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, THEN RIGHT, THEN LEFT AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SKID TO THE LEFT. JUST BEFORE IT LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF AND THE STRUT DUG INTO THE GRAVEL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND BEGAN TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THIS WAS STOPPED BY THE RIGHT WING WHICH CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SUFFERED COMPOUND BENDS TO ABOUT 40 DEGREES. THE PROP HAD STRUCK THE ASPHAULT AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT APPROXIMATELY 490 FEET FROM TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
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