What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 12/06/2023 a Piper PA30 veered off the right side of runway 02 at san Luis valley regional airport. The event occurred approximately 4,000 feet past the end of runway 02 during the rollout phase of the landing. Conditions at the time of the accident at the airport was light and variable winds, clear skies, unrestricted visibility, and dry runway surface. The airman reported the aircraft was right of centerline during the rollout. Airman claims to have corrected to the left but was unable to prevent the aircraft from exiting the runway environment. The left gear collapsed after the aircraft departed the runway as a result of possible impact to runway light causing damage to the left wing. No injuries were reported. Root cause of the accident is pilot error.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/06/2023 A PIPER PA30 VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 02 AT SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE EVENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET PAST THE END OF RUNWAY 02 DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE OF THE LANDING. CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AT THE AIRPORT WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, CLEAR SKIES, UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY, AND DRY RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRMAN REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DURING THE ROLLOUT. AIRMAN CLAIMS TO HAVE CORRECTED TO THE LEFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM EXITING THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AS A RESULT OF POSSIBLE IMPACT TO RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ROOT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS PILOT ERROR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.