What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost control landing. Nose pitched up. Aircraft stalled. Nosed into ground and burned. (-23) loss of control on landing resulted in aircraft pitching nose up, stalling, and crashing in nose down attitude. Aircraft caught fire on impact and exploded seconds after pilot and (1) passenger were pulled from burning wreckage. On scene investigation revealed the following: engine appeared to have been developing power. Aircraft appeared to have flight control continuity; due to severe fire damage various cables were melted.
As the FAA filed it
LOST CONTROL LANDING. NOSE PITCHED UP. AIRCRAFT STALLED. NOSED INTO GROUND AND BURNED. (-23) LOSS OF CONTROL ON LANDING RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT PITCHING NOSE UP, STALLING, AND CRASHING IN NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT AND EXPLODED SECONDS AFTER PILOT AND (1) PASSENGER WERE PULLED FROM BURNING WRECKAGE. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING POWER. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY; DUE TO SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE VARIOUS CABLES WERE MELTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.