What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that while landing with a 90 degree cross wind @ 10KTS, gusting to 15KTS, he landed and started drifting left. He seen a hole on the left side of the runway which was previously marked with a stake & flag. As he approached the hole, he applied right rudder & brake for correction causing a right yawing effect. He stated that he missed the stake, but the lmlg hit the hole while in a right yaw causing the lmlg tire & wheel to depart the landing gear leg. The a/c skidded down the runway on the left gear leg approx. 6 or 7 feet before it too departed the a/c, at which time the a/c propeller and left wing struck the ground. The a/c skidded and spun and came to a stop 180 degrees from the direction of landing. A/c power was turned off and all occupants safely exited the a/c. no fire ensued
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING WITH A 90 DEGREE CROSS WIND @ 10KTS, GUSTING TO 15KTS, HE LANDED AND STARTED DRIFTING LEFT. HE SEEN A HOLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY MARKED WITH A STAKE & FLAG. AS HE APPROACHED THE HOLE, HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER & BRAKE FOR CORRECTION CAUSING A RIGHT YAWING EFFECT. HE STATED THAT HE MISSED THE STAKE, BUT THE LMLG HIT THE HOLE WHILE IN A RIGHT YAW CAUSING THE LMLG TIRE & WHEEL TO DEPART THE LANDING GEAR LEG. THE A/C SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT GEAR LEG APPROX. 6 OR 7 FEET BEFORE IT TOO DEPARTED THE A/C, AT WHICH TIME THE A/C PROPELLER AND LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE A/C SKIDDED AND SPUN AND CAME TO A STOP 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF LANDING. A/C POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND ALL OCCUPANTS SAFELY EXITED THE A/C. NO FIRE ENSUED
NTSB investigation
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