What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 10, 2022, the pilotprivacy data omitted of the aircraft had purchased the aircraft the week prior to the event. He flew the aircraft for the first time on September 10, 2022. The pilot reported that the flight was uneventful. He departed Richter Aviation Airport and returned to Richter Aviation Airport to land. This was his first landing in this aircraft. After touching down on the runway, he lost control of the aircraft and it veered to the right exiting the runway going over a ditch and coming to rest in an open field. The right main landing gear and fuselage landing gear attaching support were damaged, along with skin damage to the right-wing tip. The pilot did not report any maintenance issues with the aircraft prior to the flight or after.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2022, THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE EVENT. HE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2022. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. HE DEPARTED RICHTER AVIATION AIRPORT AND RETURNED TO RICHTER AVIATION AIRPORT TO LAND. THIS WAS HIS FIRST LANDING IN THIS AIRCRAFT. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT EXITING THE RUNWAY GOING OVER A DITCH AND COMING TO REST IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE LANDING GEAR ATTACHING SUPPORT WERE DAMAGED, ALONG WITH SKIN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-WING TIP. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MAINTENANCE ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT OR AFTER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.