What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilots stated he wheel landed the aircraft and may have been traveling a “little fast”. He believed he encountered a wind gust and the aircraft veered to the left. He subsequently lost control of the aircraft. The visible skid marks on the runway indicate the aircraft was skidding on the right main wheel with the left main making a significancy smaller skid mark. The right main gear collapsed when it reached the edge of the runway and caught the grass. The right wing struck the ground and sustained spar damage. There is evidence the propeller struck the ground as the aircraft came to rest along the left side of runway 14. Fuel began to leak from the aircraft at a relatively high rate and saturated the ground in the vicinity of the leak.
As the FAA filed it
PILOTS STATED HE WHEEL LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND MAY HAVE BEEN TRAVELING A “LITTLE FAST”. HE BELIEVED HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE VISIBLE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SKIDDING ON THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WITH THE LEFT MAIN MAKING A SIGNIFICANCY SMALLER SKID MARK. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT REACHED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAUGHT THE GRASS. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED SPAR DAMAGE. THERE IS EVIDENCE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 14. FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT A RELATIVELY HIGH RATE AND SATURATED THE GROUND IN THE VICINITY OF THE LEAK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.