What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 20, 2026 at approximately 10:10 local time at the Fort Wayne International Airport (fwa), privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted was landing on runway 23. The pilot stated that "the touchdown was faster then normal at 72 knots instead of the normal 66 knots. The airplane veered off to the left on the runway and the pilot stated "they applied right rudder to correct and then began to veer back and forth on the runway until exiting the runway on the left side and going into the grass." The airplane was taxiied back onto the grass and to the ramp for parking without further incident. The airplane received minor damage to the right flap. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 20, 2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 LOCAL TIME AT THE FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FWA), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 23. THE PILOT STATED THAT "THE TOUCHDOWN WAS FASTER THEN NORMAL AT 72 KNOTS INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL 66 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT ON THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT STATED "THEY APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT AND THEN BEGAN TO VEER BACK AND FORTH ON THE RUNWAY UNTIL EXITING THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE AND GOING INTO THE GRASS." THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIIED BACK ONTO THE GRASS AND TO THE RAMP FOR PARKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLAP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.