What happened
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While landing on runway 18 at koxc, on 4/19/2024 at 1429
EDT, at or near the moment of touchdown, the aircraft veered right and departed the runway into the grassy area to the right of their heading. Weather was clear and dry and winds were gusting from heading of 150 degrees. There were two people on board, the pilot controlling the aircraft, and a certified flight instructor (CFI) who was administering recurrent training for the make/model. There were no injuries. Damage was to the front engine propeller blades, right wing tip area, right hand aileron, right vertical stabilizer lower structure and fairing, and possible nose landing gear strut assembly. Pilot in control stated that while in the flare for landing, the aircraft veered to the right, possibly by a gust of wind. Pilot in control started to perform crosswind correction with flight controls and rudder but the aircraft wasn't correcting. The pilot controlling the aircraft then attempted a go around adding full power. After a couple of seconds, the pilot controlling the aircraft realized that the aircraft wasn't responding quickly enough to the increase in power. At that time, the aircraft entered into the grassy area and the pilot in control of the aircraft decided to reduce power to idle. The CFI never took control of the aircraft at any point in this sequence of events. The pilots felt the aircraft right wing and front nose area of the aircraft suddenly stop and list to the 2 o'clock position with the tail of the aircraft tipping to a near vertical position as the prop dug into the ground.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT KOXC, ON 4/19/2024 AT 1429
EDT, AT OR NEAR THE MOMENT OF TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASSY AREA TO THE RIGHT OF THEIR HEADING. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY AND WINDS WERE GUSTING FROM HEADING OF 150 DEGREES. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD, THE PILOT CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT, AND A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WHO WAS ADMINISTERING RECURRENT TRAINING FOR THE MAKE/MODEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES, RIGHT WING TIP AREA, RIGHT HAND AILERON, RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER LOWER STRUCTURE AND FAIRING, AND POSSIBLE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY. PILOT IN CONTROL STATED THAT WHILE IN THE FLARE FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, POSSIBLY BY A GUST OF WIND. PILOT IN CONTROL STARTED TO PERFORM CROSSWIND CORRECTION WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS AND RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT WASN'T CORRECTING. THE PILOT CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT THEN ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND ADDING FULL POWER. AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE PILOT CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WASN'T RESPONDING QUICKLY ENOUGH TO THE INCREASE IN POWER. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO THE GRASSY AREA AND THE PILOT IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DECIDED TO REDUCE POWER TO IDLE. THE CFI NEVER TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT ANY POINT IN THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. THE PILOTS FELT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING AND FRONT NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY STOP AND LIST TO THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION WITH THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TIPPING TO A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION AS THE PROP DUG INTO THE GROUND.
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