What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC was on the third flight after completing the aircraft build and was in phase I flight testing. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had a total of 2.4 hours, all flown by the same PIC. The purpose of this flight was to work on landings utilizing runway 13. At the time of the accident, there was a light crosswind from the left. The PIC stated that the aircraft was crabbing left. The PIC stated that he flared a little high and had a hard landing, followed by a bounce. The aircraft exited to the left side of runway 13, approximately 1700’ from the departure end of runway 13. This resulted in substantial damage as the floor of the aircraft, near the rudder pedals was compromised. Additionally, the left slat was pushed inboard, the nose gear was bent and the propeller was heavily damaged.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC WAS ON THE THIRD FLIGHT AFTER COMPLETING THE AIRCRAFT BUILD AND WAS IN PHASE I FLIGHT TESTING. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A TOTAL OF 2.4 HOURS, ALL FLOWN BY THE SAME PIC. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS TO WORK ON LANDINGS UTILIZING RUNWAY 13. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS A LIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRABBING LEFT. THE PIC STATED THAT HE FLARED A LITTLE HIGH AND HAD A HARD LANDING, FOLLOWED BY A BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 13, APPROXIMATELY 1700’ FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 13. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE FLOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT, NEAR THE RUDDER PEDALS WAS COMPROMISED. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT SLAT WAS PUSHED INBOARD, THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT AND THE PROPELLER WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.