What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft took off from north carolina, made two refueling stops.
Upon first approach into Panola County Airport (pmu) aircraft was too high and a go-around was initiated.
PIC attempted second approach, aircraft was on centerline & properly set up, just prior to touchdown winds gusted from the west. The aircraft veeried off centerline. The PIC added full throttle to regain control. The engine did not respond, an audible "pop" was heard.
The PIC focused on a grass area parallel to the taxiway to land. While avoiding parked aircraft on flightline. Upon touchdown the landing gear struck a drainage ditch embankment and sheared the left main wheel assembly.
This caused the aircraft to nose into the ground with right wing impacting the ground.
The PIC and passenger did not require medical attention.
The memphis FSDO was notified the next day. Two inspectors were dispatched to the scene.
Upon arrival the inspectors conducted investigation and inspection of aircraft.
Aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right wing, engine, propeller, and left main landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MADE TWO REFUELING STOPS.
UPON FIRST APPROACH INTO PANOLA COUNTY AIRPORT (PMU) AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED.
PIC ATTEMPTED SECOND APPROACH, AIRCRAFT WAS ON CENTERLINE & PROPERLY SET UP, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WINDS GUSTED FROM THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT VEERIED OFF CENTERLINE. THE PIC ADDED FULL THROTTLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, AN AUDIBLE "POP" WAS HEARD.
THE PIC FOCUSED ON A GRASS AREA PARALLEL TO THE TAXIWAY TO LAND. WHILE AVOIDING PARKED AIRCRAFT ON FLIGHTLINE. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH EMBANKMENT AND SHEARED THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY.
THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE INTO THE GROUND WITH RIGHT WING IMPACTING THE GROUND.
THE PIC AND PASSENGER DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
THE MEMPHIS FSDO WAS NOTIFIED THE NEXT DAY. TWO INSPECTORS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE.
UPON ARRIVAL THE INSPECTORS CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT.
AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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