What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft contacted hillside below runway elevation. Aircraft then made contact with the runway when the gear collasped, the propeller struck the runway, and the aircraft slid to a stop off of the righthand side of runway 5 approximately 610' from initial point of contact. Substaintial aircraft damage caused by gear impacting the hillside prior to the runway and collapsing resulting in ripples in the wings and the right landing gear departing the wing. Aircraft and engine were bothing operating as expected at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CONTACTED HILLSIDE BELOW RUNWAY ELEVATION. AIRCRAFT THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY WHEN THE GEAR COLLASPED, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP OFF OF THE RIGHTHAND SIDE OF RUNWAY 5 APPROXIMATELY 610' FROM INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT. SUBSTAINTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CAUSED BY GEAR IMPACTING THE HILLSIDE PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSING RESULTING IN RIPPLES IN THE WINGS AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DEPARTING THE WING. AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WERE BOTHING OPERATING AS EXPECTED AT THE TIME 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.