What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was landing at Lakeview Airport on runway 35. Pilot estimated that the wind was around 15 knots aligned with the runway. To compensate for the wind, the decision was made to use no flaps. Speed was 75 to 80 knots on approach. After touchdown, the aircraft veered to the right. Pilot tried braking and left rudder but reported aircraft instability. The pilot initiated go around. Aircraft departed the runway on the right side. Stall warning came on with the aircraft at 5 to 10 feet altitude. Pilot reduced backpressure on the elevator and the aircraft sank to the ground. Aircraft contacted agricultural ditch and came to rapid stop.
Inspector on scene evaluated tire tracks and found nose wheel marks on the runway and no main gear marks for several hundred feet leading to just short of the point the aircraft departed the runway. First contact with the runway was around 1000 feet from the approach end.
With aircraft apparently landing nose wheel first, the wheels with brakes would not have been in contact with the runway. Aircraft lateral control would also have been unpredictable. Go around was initiated too late to allow the aircraft to successfully take off.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS LANDING AT LAKEVIEW AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 35. PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND WAS AROUND 15 KNOTS ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO USE NO FLAPS. SPEED WAS 75 TO 80 KNOTS ON APPROACH. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. PILOT TRIED BRAKING AND LEFT RUDDER BUT REPORTED AIRCRAFT INSTABILITY. THE PILOT INITIATED GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. STALL WARNING CAME ON WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT 5 TO 10 FEET ALTITUDE. PILOT REDUCED BACKPRESSURE ON THE ELEVATOR AND THE AIRCRAFT SANK TO THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED AGRICULTURAL DITCH AND CAME TO RAPID STOP.
INSPECTOR ON SCENE EVALUATED TIRE TRACKS AND FOUND NOSE WHEEL MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND NO MAIN GEAR MARKS FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LEADING TO JUST SHORT OF THE POINT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. FIRST CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY WAS AROUND 1000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END.
WITH AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY LANDING NOSE WHEEL FIRST, THE WHEELS WITH BRAKES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LATERAL CONTROL WOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN UNPREDICTABLE. GO AROUND WAS INITIATED TOO LATE TO ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO SUCCESSFULLY TAKE OFF.
NTSB investigation
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