What happened
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Video evidence available/reviewed from kcoe airport management. privacy data omitted Turned final to runway 02 at kcoe. During the landing round-out, the aircraft appeared to slightly balloon. The pilot corrected the aircraft and during the flare, the aircraft appeared to be crabbed left of the runway centerline. According to runway skid marks and grass signature markings, the aircraft appeared to touch down (at or near the centerline) approximately 235 feet beyond the aiming point markings (1,000 ft from threshold) in a 3-point attitude. The aircraft did a high-speed ground loop, leaving the runway causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
Equal tire skid marks of both main landing gear indicates the aircraft departed the runway at approximately 35 degrees left of centerline of runway 02. Signature markings in the grass confirmed and aligned with skid markings on runway. The aircraft came to rest in the field approximately 300 feet from runway.
The aircraft was relocated to a hangar upon FAA inspectors arrival. According to the directional gyro, the heading of the aircraft rested in the field (with power off) was a heading of approximately 322 degrees.
Damage to the aircraft to include: right aileron damage, wrinkling of the right wing skin above and below wing, broken rt wing lense cover, broken fiberglass rt wing tip, bent wheel strut tubing-both, broken fiberglass whell pant fairings, both propeller blades-bent (power at idle-signatures), wrinkling of top left wing near wing root. Interior pictures reveal tach of 341.23 hours and hobbs of 413.37.
As the FAA filed it
VIDEO EVIDENCE AVAILABLE/REVIEWED FROM KCOE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED FINAL TO RUNWAY 02 AT KCOE. DURING THE LANDING ROUND-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO SLIGHTLY BALLOON. THE PILOT CORRECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DURING THE FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE CRABBED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. ACCORDING TO RUNWAY SKID MARKS AND GRASS SIGNATURE MARKINGS, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO TOUCH DOWN (AT OR NEAR THE CENTERLINE) APPROXIMATELY 235 FEET BEYOND THE AIMING POINT MARKINGS (1,000 FT FROM THRESHOLD) IN A 3-POINT ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT DID A HIGH-SPEED GROUND LOOP, LEAVING THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
EQUAL TIRE SKID MARKS OF BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 02. SIGNATURE MARKINGS IN THE GRASS CONFIRMED AND ALIGNED WITH SKID MARKINGS ON RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM RUNWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO A HANGAR UPON FAA INSPECTORS ARRIVAL. ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO, THE HEADING OF THE AIRCRAFT RESTED IN THE FIELD (WITH POWER OFF) WAS A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 322 DEGREES.
DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT TO INCLUDE: RIGHT AILERON DAMAGE, WRINKLING OF THE RIGHT WING SKIN ABOVE AND BELOW WING, BROKEN RT WING LENSE COVER, BROKEN FIBERGLASS RT WING TIP, BENT WHEEL STRUT TUBING-BOTH, BROKEN FIBERGLASS WHELL PANT FAIRINGS, BOTH PROPELLER BLADES-BENT (POWER AT IDLE-SIGNATURES), WRINKLING OF TOP LEFT WING NEAR WING ROOT. INTERIOR PICTURES REVEAL TACH OF 341.23 HOURS AND HOBBS OF 413.37.
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