What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot’s medical clearance was denied in may 2024 (3 months before incident).
Incident report indicated that 2 personnel were on board the aircraft at the time of incident: pilot and one (1) passenger.
Pilot was conducting a high speed taxi on runway 25R. The pilot requested to make a "u turn" on the runway and perform a high speed taxi on runway 7L. The controller approved this. The pilot attempted to make a left turn off the end of runway 7L at taxiway bravo. The right main gear appeared to collapse and the right wing appeared to impact the runway.
The aircraft came to rest on unimproved surfaces of the airfield.
Pilot asserted in their statement "I was not going to fly, but wanted to get in my airplane, <n# redacted> and practice run-up to keep myself sharp. So, I took it out for a high-speed taxi down runway 25 right at klvk Livermore. The wind was 10 knots, and almost a direct headwind coming down rw 25R. I did my taxi and did not leave the ground at all. As I reached the end of rw 25R, I made a request to tower to do a u-turn and taxi back in the reverse direction on rw 7 left. It was approved and I did so. This direction was now a 10-knot tail wind. As I reached the end of the runway, I did not stop soon enough to account for the downwind &/or any gusts.
In this direction, with the tailwind, I did not accelerate to an airspeed to become airborne. However, with the downwind, as I made the turn at the end of 7L, it pushed me off the runway and as the wheel went into the dirt, off the runway, it buckled the landing gear retractor rod, and thus collapsed the landing gear. Consequently, there is wing damage and landing gear damage."
Available evidence substantiated pilot's description of events.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT’S MEDICAL CLEARANCE WAS DENIED IN MAY 2024 (3 MONTHS BEFORE INCIDENT).
INCIDENT REPORT INDICATED THAT 2 PERSONNEL WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT: PILOT AND ONE (1) PASSENGER.
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A HIGH SPEED TAXI ON RUNWAY 25R. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO MAKE A "U TURN" ON THE RUNWAY AND PERFORM A HIGH SPEED TAXI ON RUNWAY 7L. THE CONTROLLER APPROVED THIS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 7L AT TAXIWAY BRAVO. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO COLLAPSE AND THE RIGHT WING APPEARED TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON UNIMPROVED SURFACES OF THE AIRFIELD.
PILOT ASSERTED IN THEIR STATEMENT "I WAS NOT GOING TO FLY, BUT WANTED TO GET IN MY AIRPLANE, <N# REDACTED> AND PRACTICE RUN-UP TO KEEP MYSELF SHARP. SO, I TOOK IT OUT FOR A HIGH-SPEED TAXI DOWN RUNWAY 25 RIGHT AT KLVK LIVERMORE. THE WIND WAS 10 KNOTS, AND ALMOST A DIRECT HEADWIND COMING DOWN RW 25R. I DID MY TAXI AND DID NOT LEAVE THE GROUND AT ALL. AS I REACHED THE END OF RW 25R, I MADE A REQUEST TO TOWER TO DO A U-TURN AND TAXI BACK IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION ON RW 7 LEFT. IT WAS APPROVED AND I DID SO. THIS DIRECTION WAS NOW A 10-KNOT TAIL WIND. AS I REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, I DID NOT STOP SOON ENOUGH TO ACCOUNT FOR THE DOWNWIND &/OR ANY GUSTS.
IN THIS DIRECTION, WITH THE TAILWIND, I DID NOT ACCELERATE TO AN AIRSPEED TO BECOME AIRBORNE. HOWEVER, WITH THE DOWNWIND, AS I MADE THE TURN AT THE END OF 7L, IT PUSHED ME OFF THE RUNWAY AND AS THE WHEEL WENT INTO THE DIRT, OFF THE RUNWAY, IT BUCKLED THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTOR ROD, AND THUS COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. CONSEQUENTLY, THERE IS WING DAMAGE AND LANDING GEAR DAMAGE."
AVAILABLE EVIDENCE SUBSTANTIATED PILOT'S DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS.