What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1815 local time on 10/7/2024 an aircraft had a hard landing off airport on a mountain ridge and sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated that the oil pressure on the engine was low and decided to make a precautionary landing on a mountain ridge. The pilot reported that the aircraft hit hard on the right main gear when landing. The right main gear was pushed up into the fuselage and bound up the flight controls so the aircraft had to be airlifted out.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 LOCAL TIME ON 10/7/2024 AN AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE ON THE ENGINE WAS LOW AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEN LANDING. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS PUSHED UP INTO THE FUSELAGE AND BOUND UP THE FLIGHT CONTROLS SO THE AIRCRAFT HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED OUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.