What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was enroute from des moines international airport (kdsm) when during landing on runway 19, the aircraft veered to the right and exited the runway surface. The pilot stated that the initial touchdown and landing roll out seemed normal and he proceeded to retract the flaps. Soon after retracting the flaps the pilot stated it seemed that the right main wheel locked up and the aircraft started to veer to the right. The pilot stated he input left steering control followed by applying the left brake in an attempt to correct the direction of the aircraft with no effect. At that point, the aircraft started to slide and was heading for the west edge of the runway. The aircraft exited the runway with the nose facing approximately 300 degrees. At that point, the right main landing gear failed causing the wheel and landing gear assembly to fold in the outward direction toward the wind tip which resulted in the right wing tip and aileron, and right outboard side of the elevator contacting the ground. The aircraft continued to slide in the grass before coming to a stop with the nose of the aircraft facing approximately 350 degrees. Damage to the aircraft was isolated to the right wing tip and aileron, the right main landing gear and gear door, and the bottom side of the right wing just outboard of the right main landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KDSM) WHEN DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 19, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING ROLL OUT SEEMED NORMAL AND HE PROCEEDED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. SOON AFTER RETRACTING THE FLAPS THE PILOT STATED IT SEEMED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE INPUT LEFT STEERING CONTROL FOLLOWED BY APPLYING THE LEFT BRAKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO EFFECT. AT THAT POINT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLIDE AND WAS HEADING FOR THE WEST EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE FACING APPROXIMATELY 300 DEGREES. AT THAT POINT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED CAUSING THE WHEEL AND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY TO FOLD IN THE OUTWARD DIRECTION TOWARD THE WIND TIP WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON, AND RIGHT OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE ELEVATOR CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE IN THE GRASS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FACING APPROXIMATELY 350 DEGREES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISOLATED TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND GEAR DOOR, AND THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE RIGHT WING JUST OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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