What happened
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On 5/5/2020 N2245S a thrush 600 crashed during the landing roll out, pilot stated that as the main wheels touched the runway, the aircraft made a slight turn to the left. The pilot pressed the right pedal and the right brake attempting to correct the aircraft drift to the left.
Pilot reported that he had insufficient brake control for directional control. The aircraft then made an aggressive turn to the left, pilot indicated that he knew he was going off the runway. Pilot performed an emergency engine shutdown of the engine to limit the damage of the propeller and the engine due to ground contact.
After departing the runway the left wing tip impacted the ground first followed by the left gear to collapse, the aircraft then slid to the right and came to a full stop off the runway in the dirt
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/5/2020 N2245S A THRUSH 600 CRASHED DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, PILOT STATED THAT AS THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT PRESSED THE RIGHT PEDAL AND THE RIGHT BRAKE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT TO THE LEFT.
PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD INSUFFICIENT BRAKE CONTROL FOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE AN AGGRESSIVE TURN TO THE LEFT, PILOT INDICATED THAT HE KNEW HE WAS GOING OFF THE RUNWAY. PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE TO LIMIT THE DAMAGE OF THE PROPELLER AND THE ENGINE DUE TO GROUND CONTACT.
AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE, THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A FULL STOP OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRT
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