What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was conducting pattern work at the Sonoma Valley Airport. Pilot was simulating short field landings. During the last landing attempt, pilot applied brake pressure resulting in the aircraft departing to the right and entering high grass area. Aircraft came to rest in an agricultural drainage ditch. Left gear collapsed, prop strike, firewall and engine mount damage, left aileron and left wing tip damage. On the day of the accident, pilot completed 1.4 flt hrs, 10 landings at kdvo and 4 landings at K0Q3.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT THE SONOMA VALLEY AIRPORT. PILOT WAS SIMULATING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. DURING THE LAST LANDING ATTEMPT, PILOT APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING TO THE RIGHT AND ENTERING HIGH GRASS AREA. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE DITCH. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, PROP STRIKE, FIREWALL AND ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGE, LEFT AILERON AND LEFT WING TIP DAMAGE. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, PILOT COMPLETED 1.4 FLT HRS, 10 LANDINGS AT KDVO AND 4 LANDINGS AT K0Q3.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.