What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft on go around started right turn and never recovered. Settled into trees off runway and burned. (-23) the pilot flew a stabilized final approach to runway 23 at the Grand Strand Airport. The last reported wind was 190 degrees at 8 knots. The aircraft touched down briefly and came off the runway in a left wing high, right wing low, nose high attitude. The pilot added power and completed a 180 degree right turn to downwind in a nose high attitude. The aircraft remained at a low level approximately equal to the height of the trees adjacent to and parallel with the runway. The aircraft stalled at a low attitude in a nose high attitude. The right wing dropped and the aircraft crashed into the trees. The pilot was killed in the post crash fire which destroyed the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ON GO AROUND STARTED RIGHT TURN AND NEVER RECOVERED. SETTLED INTO TREES OFF RUNWAY AND BURNED. (-23) THE PILOT FLEW A STABILIZED FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 AT THE GRAND STRAND AIRPORT. THE LAST REPORTED WIND WAS 190 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY AND CAME OFF THE RUNWAY IN A LEFT WING HIGH, RIGHT WING LOW, NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND COMPLETED A 180 DEGREE RIGHT TURN TO DOWNWIND IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AT A LOW LEVEL APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF THE TREES ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT A LOW ATTITUDE IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE TREES. THE PILOT WAS KILLED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.
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