What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed aircraft successfully, during rollout and at less than 20 knots a gust of wind combined with mechanical turbulance, the aircraft weathervaned. Directional control was momentarily lost due to lack of rudder authority, the left tire dropped into a small hole at the edge of the runway resulting in the aircraft turning left abruptly. The abrupt left turn resulted in the right wing of the aircraft contacting the surface of the unimproved portion of airport surface area. The right wing of the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Pilot error/mismanaged controls in gusty conditions. Winds were calm and only momentarily gusty throughout the day of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY, DURING ROLLOUT AND AT LESS THAN 20 KNOTS A GUST OF WIND COMBINED WITH MECHANICAL TURBULANCE, THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS MOMENTARILY LOST DUE TO LACK OF RUDDER AUTHORITY, THE LEFT TIRE DROPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT TURNING LEFT ABRUPTLY. THE ABRUPT LEFT TURN RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE SURFACE OF THE UNIMPROVED PORTION OF AIRPORT SURFACE AREA. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
PILOT ERROR/MISMANAGED CONTROLS IN GUSTY CONDITIONS. WINDS WERE CALM AND ONLY MOMENTARILY GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.