What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot entered the traffic pattern at Freeman flying field, Seymour, IN (kser) to demonstrate landings on runway 05. The accident occurred on the second iteration in the traffic pattern. Skid marks on the runway corresponding with the accident aircraft begin approximately 1,345 feet from the threshold of runway 05 and slightly left of the centerline. Skid marks on the runway are not visible for 200 feet further before all three landing gear skid marks show on the runway correlating to the pilot's statement that the aircraft bounced at touchdown. The aircraft departed the runway at a heading of 025 degrees 1,600 feet from the threshold of runday 05. At 150 feet to the left of the runway centerline and 1750 feet from the threshold, the nose gear separeted from the aircraft, the right main wheel separated from the from the main landing gear and continued on a path of a heading of 010 degrees. Ground scaring shows the propeller contacted the ground nine times. Both wing tips struck the ground independently of each other. The aircraft came to a rest at a heading of 300 degrees. The propeller condition is consistent with low engine power consistent with a landing. The flaps were extended in a landing configuration.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT FREEMAN FLYING FIELD, SEYMOUR, IN (KSER) TO DEMONSTRATE LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 05. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE SECOND ITERATION IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY CORRESPONDING WITH THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT BEGIN APPROXIMATELY 1,345 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 05 AND SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY ARE NOT VISIBLE FOR 200 FEET FURTHER BEFORE ALL THREE LANDING GEAR SKID MARKS SHOW ON THE RUNWAY CORRELATING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AT TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT A HEADING OF 025 DEGREES 1,600 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNDAY 05. AT 150 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND 1750 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD, THE NOSE GEAR SEPARETED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE FROM THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND CONTINUED ON A PATH OF A HEADING OF 010 DEGREES. GROUND SCARING SHOWS THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND NINE TIMES. BOTH WING TIPS STRUCK THE GROUND INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST AT A HEADING OF 300 DEGREES. THE PROPELLER CONDITION IS CONSISTENT WITH LOW ENGINE POWER CONSISTENT WITH A LANDING. THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED IN A LANDING CONFIGURATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.