What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the takeoff roll, prior to rotation, the pilot heard a noise followed by a drop of the right wing. The right Landing gear leg dug into the turf causing the aircraft to slow, veer to the right and depart the runway. The pilot made an emergency engine shut down and the aircraft came to a stop when the right wing impacted a hay bale. The pilot exited the aircraft uninjured. A visual inspection found that the right Landing gear leg had broken immediately above the axle attachment point. The axle and wheel assembly were not located and are believed to have rolled into an adjacent swamp.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, PRIOR TO ROTATION, THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE FOLLOWED BY A DROP OF THE RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LEG DUG INTO THE TURF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW, VEER TO THE RIGHT AND DEPART THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A HAY BALE. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. A VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LEG HAD BROKEN IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE AXLE ATTACHMENT POINT. THE AXLE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE NOT LOCATED AND ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE ROLLED INTO AN ADJACENT SWAMP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.