What happened
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PIC statement:
On August 15th my mission was to fly from abbeville Louisiana(kiya) to 22MS private strip to pick up a friend who was dropping off his aircraft for maintenance. I started decending to traffic pattern altitude. I approached 22MS from the south. Then tuned into frequency 122.9 where my passenger was waiting and had just flown in 15 mins prior to me landing. I asked him for a weather briefing he told me the winds were from 3-5 knots almost straight down runway 31. To be cautious I flew an upwind of runway 31 so I could observe the conditions of the airport. I then turned a left crosswind followed by a left downwind. Since this was first landing on this airstrip I extended my downwind so I would have a longer final approach. I then turned left base then left final runway 31. At this time I was already in landing configuration. I had 30 degree flaps and my approach speed was 85MPH/75KNOTS. After passing the trees on the southern part of the runway I kept a little power in while trimming to obtain approach speed so I was able to touchdown on the soft field as softly as possible. I then held back on the yoke then I gently put the nose down. At that point the aircraft started sliding to the left. I put in right rudder to try to stay center of the runway I pulled up slightly on the hand break to see if I could unlock the main breaks but to no avail. At this point I thought my breaks had locked up so I thought if I could keep it straight down the runway it would eventually stop because I had about 1500 ft left of the runway. As the aircraft slowed down the affectivness of the right rudder decreased. Then when we slowed down a little more the aircraft took a violent turn to the left towards a peanut field. At that point I had no right rudder at all. I then told my passenger to brace and the aircraft hit the peanut field and flipped resting us upside down.
Bystander statement:
On Monday 08/15/2022 sky Landings airport was awaiting the arrival of privacy data omitted for service work. The pilot of privacy data omittedarrived at 22MS @9:30CST and was awaiting the arrival of privacy data omitted to pick him privacy data omitted up and fly back to Louisiana. privacy data omitted Overflew 22MS at @9:45CST. At that time privacy data omitted was in radio communication with privacy data omittedand gave wind direction and general speed. Wind speed was @2-5 mph out of 29-32 so landing on 31 was the best option. privacy data omitted After @150-200FT of being on the ground the aircraft began to enter a skid to the left. Once it started to veer left it became apparent something was wrong. privacy data omitted Entered the field & flipd
As the FAA filed it
PIC STATEMENT:
ON AUGUST 15TH MY MISSION WAS TO FLY FROM ABBEVILLE LOUISIANA(KIYA) TO 22MS PRIVATE STRIP TO PICK UP A FRIEND WHO WAS DROPPING OFF HIS AIRCRAFT FOR MAINTENANCE. I STARTED DECENDING TO TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE. I APPROACHED 22MS FROM THE SOUTH. THEN TUNED INTO FREQUENCY 122.9 WHERE MY PASSENGER WAS WAITING AND HAD JUST FLOWN IN 15 MINS PRIOR TO ME LANDING. I ASKED HIM FOR A WEATHER BRIEFING HE TOLD ME THE WINDS WERE FROM 3-5 KNOTS ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN RUNWAY 31. TO BE CAUTIOUS I FLEW AN UPWIND OF RUNWAY 31 SO I COULD OBSERVE THE CONDITIONS OF THE AIRPORT. I THEN TURNED A LEFT CROSSWIND FOLLOWED BY A LEFT DOWNWIND. SINCE THIS WAS FIRST LANDING ON THIS AIRSTRIP I EXTENDED MY DOWNWIND SO I WOULD HAVE A LONGER FINAL APPROACH. I THEN TURNED LEFT BASE THEN LEFT FINAL RUNWAY 31. AT THIS TIME I WAS ALREADY IN LANDING CONFIGURATION. I HAD 30 DEGREE FLAPS AND MY APPROACH SPEED WAS 85MPH/75KNOTS. AFTER PASSING THE TREES ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE RUNWAY I KEPT A LITTLE POWER IN WHILE TRIMMING TO OBTAIN APPROACH SPEED SO I WAS ABLE TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE SOFT FIELD AS SOFTLY AS POSSIBLE. I THEN HELD BACK ON THE YOKE THEN I GENTLY PUT THE NOSE DOWN. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SLIDING TO THE LEFT. I PUT IN RIGHT RUDDER TO TRY TO STAY CENTER OF THE RUNWAY I PULLED UP SLIGHTLY ON THE HAND BREAK TO SEE IF I COULD UNLOCK THE MAIN BREAKS BUT TO NO AVAIL. AT THIS POINT I THOUGHT MY BREAKS HAD LOCKED UP SO I THOUGHT IF I COULD KEEP IT STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY IT WOULD EVENTUALLY STOP BECAUSE I HAD ABOUT 1500 FT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN THE AFFECTIVNESS OF THE RIGHT RUDDER DECREASED. THEN WHEN WE SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE MORE THE AIRCRAFT TOOK A VIOLENT TURN TO THE LEFT TOWARDS A PEANUT FIELD. AT THAT POINT I HAD NO RIGHT RUDDER AT ALL. I THEN TOLD MY PASSENGER TO BRACE AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE PEANUT FIELD AND FLIPPED RESTING US UPSIDE DOWN.
BYSTANDER STATEMENT:
ON MONDAY 08/15/2022 SKY LANDINGS AIRPORT WAS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR SERVICE WORK. THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ARRIVED AT 22MS @9:30CST AND WAS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO PICK HIM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UP AND FLY BACK TO LOUISIANA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OVERFLEW 22MS AT @9:45CST. AT THAT TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND GAVE WIND DIRECTION AND GENERAL SPEED. WIND SPEED WAS @2-5 MPH OUT OF 29-32 SO LANDING ON 31 WAS THE BEST OPTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AFTER @150-200FT OF BEING ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ENTER A SKID TO THE LEFT. ONCE IT STARTED TO VEER LEFT IT BECAME APPARENT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENTERED THE FIELD & FLIPD
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