What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landing in crosswind was blown off runway center into bordering trees. Damaged firewall and wing struts.(.4) while on final approach to runway 35 at the Mcgehee Catfish Restaurant Airport, the aircraft encountered a north-westerly crosswind and the pilot performed a go-around. During a second approach to runway 35, an 'unpredictable crosswinds/windshear exceeded control capability of a/c,' and blew the aircraft to the right of the runway into the top of 30 foot trees. The pilot applied full power, the aircraft began to climb, and he turned into the wind. Subsequently, the aircraft struck a power line, and came to rest inverted about 100 yards south of the runway. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was from 330 degrees at 18 knots gusting to 25.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING IN CROSSWIND WAS BLOWN OFF RUNWAY CENTER INTO BORDERING TREES. DAMAGED FIREWALL AND WING STRUTS.(.4) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT THE MCGEHEE CATFISH RESTAURANT AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A NORTH-WESTERLY CROSSWIND AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. DURING A SECOND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35, AN 'UNPREDICTABLE CROSSWINDS/WINDSHEAR EXCEEDED CONTROL CAPABILITY OF A/C,' AND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE TOP OF 30 FOOT TREES. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CLIMB, AND HE TURNED INTO THE WIND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ABOUT 100 YARDS SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND WAS FROM 330 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25.
NTSB investigation
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