What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted sole occupant of aircraft, lost control while landing in the grass along side of runway resulting in substantial damage to aircraft. No injuries to pilot. Multiple pictures taken of aircraft, submitted to kathryn benhoff / NTSB (571)223-3930. Damage to propeller, landing gear, fuselage, and wing spar. Interviewed pilot: pilot admitted that he recently purchased this aircraft. This was his second attempt to fly the aircraft. He stated that damage to the right wing was caused by his first attempt to land this aircraft prior to 06/29/19 which resulted in a ground loop. This initial damage was not evaluated prior to making a second attempt to fly this aircraft. Damage to landing gear and fuselage occurred when attempting to land on the grass on 06/29/19. According to the pilot, the aircraft dropped out from beneath him while he was still in the air. He experienced a hard landing which collapsed the gear and caused structural damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SOLE OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT, LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN THE GRASS ALONG SIDE OF RUNWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. MULTIPLE PICTURES TAKEN OF AIRCRAFT, SUBMITTED TO KATHRYN BENHOFF / NTSB (571)223-3930. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, AND WING SPAR. INTERVIEWED PILOT: PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS HIS SECOND ATTEMPT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING WAS CAUSED BY HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND THIS AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO 06/29/19 WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. THIS INITIAL DAMAGE WAS NOT EVALUATED PRIOR TO MAKING A SECOND ATTEMPT TO FLY THIS AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE GRASS ON 06/29/19. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED OUT FROM BENEATH HIM WHILE HE WAS STILL IN THE AIR. HE EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING WHICH COLLAPSED THE GEAR AND CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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