What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1452Z on 07/08/2023 the pilot landed his 1959 Mooney M20A. After touchdown while attempting to apply brakes his left leg, which gave him "limited motion and strenght" due to a back injury was unable to provide enough force and forced the aircraft to turn hard right. He was unbale to react quiclky enough and the aircraft lodged against a golf cart and a maple tree along the edge of the runway. The neighbor went to the right front side of the propeller and saw the pilot egressing out of the pilot door. No injuries were reported. Damage to neighbors golfcart and property. Damage sustained to the aircraft included but was not limited to a prop strike, right wing tip being torn off and a strike to the left wing. The pilot has elected to surrender his pilot certificate.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1452Z ON 07/08/2023 THE PILOT LANDED HIS 1959 MOONEY M20A. AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKES HIS LEFT LEG, WHICH GAVE HIM "LIMITED MOTION AND STRENGHT" DUE TO A BACK INJURY WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH FORCE AND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN HARD RIGHT. HE WAS UNBALE TO REACT QUICLKY ENOUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT LODGED AGAINST A GOLF CART AND A MAPLE TREE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NEIGHBOR WENT TO THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE PROPELLER AND SAW THE PILOT EGRESSING OUT OF THE PILOT DOOR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DAMAGE TO NEIGHBORS GOLFCART AND PROPERTY. DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO A PROP STRIKE, RIGHT WING TIP BEING TORN OFF AND A STRIKE TO THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT HAS ELECTED TO SURRENDER HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE.
NTSB investigation
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