Incident Details
During landing, upon touchdown, the airplane swerved to the right. The pilot responded by applying power and left rudder to correct the swerve. According to the pilot, "The correction was an overcorrection which pulled the aircraft to the left." The airplane then departed the runway to the left.
Sequence of Events
As the airplane left the runway, it hit a trough along the runway's edge. It followed the trough for approximately 300 feet before the nose landing gear separated from the airplane. About 50 feet beyond that point, the propeller assembly also separated. The airplane came to rest with the nose of the airplane and right wingtip on the ground, and the right main landing gear collapsed into the wheel well.
Environmental Conditions
At the time of the incident, winds were 20 degrees to the left of centerline at 9 knots.
Damage
The airplane sustained substantial damage: the nose landing gear and propeller assembly separated, and the right main landing gear collapsed into the wheel well.