What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 9, 2023, the incident aircraft departed the City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (cos) on a local flight with 1 crewmember and 1 passenger. Local weather reported thunder in the vicinity. During the interview, the pilot stated there was turbulence on final approach as he passed under the cloud layer. According to the pilot the aircraft landing on runway 17R prior to him made a go-around due to wind shear. The aircraft touched down on runway 17R. According to the PIC: the aircraft was at 95 KIAS with the main landing gear down and on the centerline of the runway, the aircraft began to drift to the left and the pilot made corrective rudder inputs. The aircraft then began an accelerated turn to the right and the pilot added power to bring the aircraft left. The right drift ceased but the aircraft was now 45 degrees to the centerline of the runway. The pilot “chopped throttle” and added full left rudder. The aircraft departed runway 17R and entered the dirt to the right of the runway. The left main landing gear strut sheared at the shock mount when the tire entered the dirt. The lower engine cowling and left wing struck the ground damaging the left wing, left aileron and wing tip cap. The aircraft pivoted 180 degrees to the landing direction.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 9, 2023, THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (COS) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH 1 CREWMEMBER AND 1 PASSENGER. LOCAL WEATHER REPORTED THUNDER IN THE VICINITY. DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS TURBULENCE ON FINAL APPROACH AS HE PASSED UNDER THE CLOUD LAYER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R PRIOR TO HIM MADE A GO-AROUND DUE TO WIND SHEAR. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 17R. ACCORDING TO THE PIC: THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 95 KIAS WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT MADE CORRECTIVE RUDDER INPUTS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN AN ACCELERATED TURN TO THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT LEFT. THE RIGHT DRIFT CEASED BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOW 45 DEGREES TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT “CHOPPED THROTTLE” AND ADDED FULL LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17R AND ENTERED THE DIRT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT SHEARED AT THE SHOCK MOUNT WHEN THE TIRE ENTERED THE DIRT. THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING, LEFT AILERON AND WING TIP CAP. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED 180 DEGREES TO THE LANDING DIRECTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.