What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Observed erratic flight and low passes over runway. Banked steeply. Wing and nose hit runway. Cartwheeled.drugs used (-16) on a flight from horseshoe bay to cleburne in a Cessna 182, N7340Q, the pilot became lost and ended up at Lufkin Angelina county. After circling the airport several times he attempted to land on runway 25. About one third of the way down the runway and at an altitude of about 20', the aircraft turned abruptly to the right and hit the ground of the left side of the runway. Two Texas department of public safety troopers at the accident scene indicated that the pilot appeared to be in no condition to be flying an airplane. Although no alcohol odor was present they considered that he might be on some type of drug and requested that he submit to a blood test. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
OBSERVED ERRATIC FLIGHT AND LOW PASSES OVER RUNWAY. BANKED STEEPLY. WING AND NOSE HIT RUNWAY.CARTWHEELED.DRUGS USED (-16) ON A FLIGHT FROM HORSESHOE BAY TO CLEBURNE IN A CESSNA 182, N7340Q, THE PILOT BECAME LOST AND ENDED UP AT LUFKIN ANGELINA COUNTY. AFTER CIRCLING THE AIRPORT SEVERAL TIMES HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25. ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 20', THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE GROUND OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. TWO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TROOPERS AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE INDICATED THAT THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE IN NO CONDITION TO BE FLYING AN AIRPLANE. ALTHOUGH NO ALCOHOL ODOR WAS PRESENT THEY CONSIDERED THAT HE MIGHT BE ON SOME TYPE OF DRUG AND REQUESTED THAT HE SUBMIT TO A BLOOD TEST. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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