What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 10, 2025, at approximately 14:23 local time, an atp-licensed pilot veered off runway 25 while landing an amateur-built RV-14 aircraft at airport 1W1 (Grove Field) in Camas, Washington. The pilot was returning from kors under visual flight rules (VFR) in excellent weather conditions, with light winds from the northwest. The pilot stated that after executing a standard traffic pattern, the aircraft touched down on runway 25 just beyond the displaced threshold, and shortly after touchdown, a wind gust from the right caused the right wing to come up and the aircraft to veer left, with the left main gear briefly leaving the paved surface. The pilot further stated that corrective actions using the aileron and rudder resulted in the aircraft veering right and skidding sideways to the left, eventually exiting the right side of the runway and crossing the parallel taxiway. Upon exiting the taxiway, the left main landing gear collapsed, causing the nose to drop and the propeller to strike the grass, stopping the engine.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 10, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:23 LOCAL TIME, AN ATP-LICENSED PILOT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 25 WHILE LANDING AN AMATEUR-BUILT RV-14 AIRCRAFT AT AIRPORT 1W1 (GROVE FIELD) IN CAMAS, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM KORS UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) IN EXCELLENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, WITH LIGHT WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER EXECUTING A STANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 25 JUST BEYOND THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD, AND SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, A WIND GUST FROM THE RIGHT CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO COME UP AND THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT, WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BRIEFLY LEAVING THE PAVED SURFACE. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS USING THE AILERON AND RUDDER RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING RIGHT AND SKIDDING SIDEWAYS TO THE LEFT, EVENTUALLY EXITING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CROSSING THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. UPON EXITING THE TAXIWAY, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE NOSE TO DROP AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GRASS, STOPPING THE ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.