What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
May 2, 2021. An aircraft accident/incident report was generated for civil aircraft N78EM, privacy data omitted., model: SR-22, with serial number 4105. The report states that the aircraft was landing on runway 20 at approximately 1338 eastern standard time at Hartford-brainard airport (khfd) located in Hartford, Connecticut. At approximately 1000 feet past the threshold, the PIC stated that ?the aircraft suddenly and unexpectedly veered to the left?, the aircraft was a few feet above ground in the landing flare which caused the left wing drop. The PIC further stated that he executed a go around procedure by applying full power with full aileron and rudder input into the gust. The PIC stated that the aircraft was not climbing as expected. He made the decision to abort the takeoff as his determination was ?it was the safest action to take?. He retarded the throttle to idle and set the aircraft down in the grass. The aircraft came to rest approximately 1400 feet down the runway and 450 feet on to the grass east of the runway 20 shoulder.
A visual inspection of the aircraft revealed minor impact damage to the left and right wingtips, a broken right main landing gear leg near the midpoint, minor damage to the left main landing gear, right flap and trailing edge of the right wing adjacent to the flap damage. Additional scrapes and abrasions on the fuselage, empennage and wing bottom surfaces.
Weather reported by khfd at 1653Z, ?khfd 021653 24010G15KT 10SM clr 25/05 A2965?. Winds were from 240 at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots. Visibility was clear for 10 statute miles, altimeter setting was at 29.64
As the FAA filed it
MAY 2, 2021. AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORT WAS GENERATED FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT N78EM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^., MODEL: SR-22, WITH SERIAL NUMBER 4105. THE REPORT STATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT APPROXIMATELY 1338 EASTERN STANDARD TIME AT HARTFORD-BRAINARD AIRPORT (KHFD) LOCATED IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET PAST THE THRESHOLD, THE PIC STATED THAT ?THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY VEERED TO THE LEFT?, THE AIRCRAFT WAS A FEW FEET ABOVE GROUND IN THE LANDING FLARE WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WING DROP. THE PIC FURTHER STATED THAT HE EXECUTED A GO AROUND PROCEDURE BY APPLYING FULL POWER WITH FULL AILERON AND RUDDER INPUT INTO THE GUST. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING AS EXPECTED. HE MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AS HIS DETERMINATION WAS ?IT WAS THE SAFEST ACTION TO TAKE?. HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1400 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 450 FEET ON TO THE GRASS EAST OF THE RUNWAY 20 SHOULDER.
A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINOR IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGTIPS, A BROKEN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG NEAR THE MIDPOINT, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, RIGHT FLAP AND TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING ADJACENT TO THE FLAP DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SCRAPES AND ABRASIONS ON THE FUSELAGE, EMPENNAGE AND WING BOTTOM SURFACES.
WEATHER REPORTED BY KHFD AT 1653Z, ?KHFD 021653 24010G15KT 10SM CLR 25/05 A2965?. WINDS WERE FROM 240 AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS. VISIBILITY WAS CLEAR FOR 10 STATUTE MILES, ALTIMETER SETTING WAS AT 29.64