What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 14, 2022, privacy data omitted departed from la isabela international airport (mdjb) in dominican republic under visual flight rules to Fernando l. Ribas Dominicci airport (tjig) in San Juan puerto rico. The pilot executed a normal approach to runway 09. When he touched down, the aircraft started porpoising, the pilot decided to abort the landing by applying power to initiate a go-around, in the process, the pilot loss control of the aircraft. The aircraft entered a left climbing turn, subsequently the left wing hit the ground and the aircraft veered off to the left of runway 09 and slid across the grass area coming to a stop on the north side of the runway 09.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The damage is noted on the engine, propeller, nose wheel, right main gear and the left-wing areas. No maintenance issues were found.
Root cause: failure to execute proper go around technique.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 14, 2022, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM LA ISABELA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDJB) IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES TO FERNANDO L. RIBAS DOMINICCI AIRPORT (TJIG) IN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. THE PILOT EXECUTED A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED PORPOISING, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING BY APPLYING POWER TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND, IN THE PROCESS, THE PILOT LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT CLIMBING TURN, SUBSEQUENTLY THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 09 AND SLID ACROSS THE GRASS AREA COMING TO A STOP ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 09.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE IS NOTED ON THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, NOSE WHEEL, RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THE LEFT-WING AREAS.NO MAINTENANCE ISSUES WERE FOUND.
ROOT CAUSE: FAILURE TO EXECUTE PROPER GO AROUND TECHNIQUE.
NTSB investigation
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