What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Crosswind drift. Plane began go around. Stalled. Hit parked aircraft. Airframe icing factor. Bounced on landing. (-23) on December 8, 1996, at 1400 EST, a lake LA-4, N7632L registered to james h. srock, auburn hills, Michigan, lost directional control while landing at gallipolis, Ohio (gas) and collided with an aircraft parked on the ramp and a hangar, while on a pleasure cross country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No VFR flight plan was filed. Both aircraft received substantial damage. The student pilot was not injured. The flight originated at troy, Michigan (7D2) on December 8, 1996 at 1030 EST.
As the FAA filed it
CROSSWIND DRIFT. PLANE BEGAN GO AROUND. STALLED. HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT. AIRFRAME ICING FACTOR. BOUNCED ON LANDING. (-23) ON DECEMBER 8, 1996, AT 1400 EST, A LAKE LA-4, N7632L REGISTERED TO JAMES H. SROCK, AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING AT GALLIPOLIS, OHIO (GAS) AND COLLIDED WITH AN AIRCRAFT PARKED ON THE RAMP AND A HANGAR, WHILE ON A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TROY, MICHIGAN (7D2) ON DECEMBER 8, 1996 AT 1030 EST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.