What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was landing on rwy 15. Aircraft departed the runway to the left. Bounced approximately 3 times thru the grass. Aircraft then hit an earthen berm at the FAR edge of the grass and became airborne. The terrain sloped away from the berm. Aircraft touched back down on the left wing tip, and in a cartwheel motion, impacted the nose/propeller assembly, right wing tip and empennage. The aircraft then fell forward and came to rest on the landing gear, with the front gear collapsed or folded over. Flight control continuity was verified at the accident site. Propeller damage included forward bending.
The pilot believes the front landing gear failed and caused the departure to the left from the runway. NTSB wants to examine the front landing gear, by visual inspection and non-destructive testing (ndt) means.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RWY 15. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES THRU THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT THEN HIT AN EARTHEN BERM AT THE FAR EDGE OF THE GRASS AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE TERRAIN SLOPED AWAY FROM THE BERM. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED BACK DOWN ON THE LEFT WING TIP, AND IN A CARTWHEEL MOTION, IMPACTED THE NOSE/PROPELLER ASSEMBLY, RIGHT WING TIP AND EMPENNAGE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FELL FORWARD AND CAME TO REST ON THE LANDING GEAR, WITH THE FRONT GEAR COLLAPSED OR FOLDED OVER. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. PROPELLER DAMAGE INCLUDED FORWARD BENDING.
THE PILOT BELIEVES THE FRONT LANDING GEAR FAILED AND CAUSED THE DEPARTURE TO THE LEFT FROM THE RUNWAY. NTSB WANTS TO EXAMINE THE FRONT LANDING GEAR, BY VISUAL INSPECTION AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) MEANS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.