What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of N947DS was landing his experimental light sport aircraft on runway 21 at Hesperia Airport (L26) when the airplane bounced and began porpoising down the runway. Attempts to recover were unsuccessful, which resulted in a runway excursion off the left side of the runway. The airplane subsequently collided with a hangar, which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N947DS WAS LANDING HIS EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 21 AT HESPERIA AIRPORT (L26) WHEN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND BEGAN PORPOISING DOWN THE RUNWAY. ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, WHICH RESULTED IN A RUNWAY EXCURSION OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.