What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 13, 2020 at approximately 12:15 p.m. pacific time. privacy data omitted Despie departed Hawthorne airport (hhr) in N805M (edge XT-912-L s/n:XT-912-0284) for left closed traffic. privacy data omitted States that while on final approach he encountered a crosswind gust near the ground. privacy data omitted Attempted to abort the landing, but could not slow down his descent. privacy data omitted Landed on all three wheels and bounced back into the air and hit the runway again, hard enough to severe the left rear wheel. The aircraft settled on the second landing and slid off the runway in the direction of the severed wheel.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 13, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 P.M. PACIFIC TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DESPIE DEPARTED HAWTHORNE AIRPORT (HHR) IN N805M (EDGE XT-912-L S/N:XT-912-0284) FOR LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH HE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND GUST NEAR THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING, BUT COULD NOT SLOW DOWN HIS DESCENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON ALL THREE WHEELS AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND HIT THE RUNWAY AGAIN, HARD ENOUGH TO SEVERE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE SECOND LANDING AND SLID OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SEVERED WHEEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.