What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilotprivacy data omitted of the mishap aircraft was practicing taxi and groundwork in this conventional gear aircraft and had no intent on flying. He stated that he thought as long as he had the control stick back to his belly there would be no chance of becoming airborne. During taxi his speed was high enough to become airborne from a three point attitude with the control stick all the way back. The airplane climbed to 5 or 10 feet. Since the pilot had no intent to fly he pulled the throttle to idle, the airplane descended with a high sink rate back to the runway. Upon contact with the runwat the left forward landing gear strut failed; breaking in half with both halves contacting the runway causing the aircraft to veer off to the edge of the runway and coming to a rest.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING TAXI AND GROUNDWORK IN THIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT AND HAD NO INTENT ON FLYING. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT AS LONG AS HE HAD THE CONTROL STICK BACK TO HIS BELLY THERE WOULD BE NO CHANCE OF BECOMING AIRBORNE. DURING TAXI HIS SPEED WAS HIGH ENOUGH TO BECOME AIRBORNE FROM A THREE POINT ATTITUDE WITH THE CONTROL STICK ALL THE WAY BACK. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO 5 OR 10 FEET. SINCE THE PILOT HAD NO INTENT TO FLY HE PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED WITH A HIGH SINK RATE BACK TO THE RUNWAY. UPON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAT THE LEFT FORWARD LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED; BREAKING IN HALF WITH BOTH HALVES CONTACTING THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO A REST.
Other reports on N5124 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.