What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilot the landing was smooth and center line. Once the nose wheel touched down the airplane started to pull to the left. Pilot tried to correct but airplane continued to pull to the left. Finally the airplane went into a skid off the runway onto the dirt. The gear collapsed and there was a prop strike and damage to the wings. All the passengers exited and aircraft was sitting on its belly on the dirt.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND CENTER LINE. ONCE THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BUT AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. FINALLY THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A SKID OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE DIRT. THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THERE WAS A PROP STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE WINGS. ALL THE PASSENGERS EXITED AND AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING ON ITS BELLY ON THE DIRT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.