What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 6 April 2026 at 1625 local time, incident aircraft was on short approach to batten airport (rac) when pilot found he had no left rudder input. Pilot declared emergency and diverted to gen Mitchell airport (mke). Pilot contacted mke approach and received vectors for visual approach on rwy 31. Landed on rwy 31 and rolled approx. 1000 ft before going off rt side of runway into soft grass. Approx. 150 feet into grass nose gear dug into soft terrain and separated from aircraft. Pilot was not injured. The aircraft suffered minor damage to nose gear, forward lower fuselage, and aft empennage. Visual meteorlogical conditions existed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 6 APRIL 2026 AT 1625 LOCAL TIME, INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT APPROACH TO BATTEN AIRPORT (RAC) WHEN PILOT FOUND HE HAD NO LEFT RUDDER INPUT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO GEN MITCHELL AIRPORT (MKE). PILOT CONTACTED MKE APPROACH AND RECEIVED VECTORS FOR VISUAL APPROACH ON RWY 31. LANDED ON RWY 31 AND ROLLED APPROX. 1000 FT BEFORE GOING OFF RT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SOFT GRASS. APPROX. 150 FEET INTO GRASS NOSE GEAR DUG INTO SOFT TERRAIN AND SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR, FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE, AND AFT EMPENNAGE. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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