What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Trying to land downwind stalled on go around. Advised by UNICOM use runway 02 twice, landed 20.crashed and burned. (-23) aircraft observed making two go-arounds at 2EJ airport while attempting to land with a 15-20 knot tailwind. On third landing attempt, the aircraft touched down at mid-field. The pilot attempted to execute a third go-around. A nose-high pitch attitude was observed, followed by a stall and loss of aircraft control. The aircraft clipped the corner of a building, impacted a small tree, and came to rest against another tree. Both fuel tanks were ruptured, causing a post-crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
TRYING TO LAND DOWNWIND STALLED ON GO AROUND. ADVISED BY UNICOM USE RUNWAY 02 TWICE, LANDED 20.CRASHED AND BURNED. (-23) AIRCRAFT OBSERVED MAKING TWO GO-AROUNDS AT 2EJ AIRPORT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH A 15-20 KNOT TAILWIND. ON THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT MID-FIELD. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A THIRD GO-AROUND. A NOSE-HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE WAS OBSERVED, FOLLOWED BY A STALL AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE CORNER OF A BUILDING, IMPACTED A SMALL TREE, AND CAME TO REST AGAINST ANOTHER TREE. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE RUPTURED, CAUSING A POST-CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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