What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Floated landing. Tried go around nose high. Stalled. Vertical impact ensued. Crashed in residential driveway. (.4) the pilot was in his up-wind climb, having rejected his landing, when the airplane suddenly nosed down from an altitude of about 100 feet, AGL, and impacted the terrain in a nearly vertical attitude. The surviving right seat passenger stated he remembers little about the incident, but felt the loss of control was not a malfunction of the airplane. Post crash examination of the engine, airframe, and flight controls confirmed this. Postmortem examination and toxicology testing of specimens from the pilot showed no findings that could be considered causal to the accident. (-23) on may 14, 1998 Mr. Tubbs certificate #231261610 was the pilot of N96750 a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Mr. Tubbs was attempting to land but could not get the aircraft on the ground in a safe distance, so he attempted to make a go around. Mr. Graffo a passenger and the only other occupant stated that he was looking outside the aircraft when the accident happened. He stated he saw blue of sky then suddenly the ground was coming up.
As the FAA filed it
FLOATED LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND NOSE HIGH. STALLED. VERTICAL IMPACT ENSUED. CRASHED IN RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. (.4) THE PILOT WAS IN HIS UP-WIND CLIMB, HAVING REJECTED HIS LANDING, WHEN THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY NOSED DOWN FROM AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 100 FEET, AGL, AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A NEARLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE SURVIVING RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER STATED HE REMEMBERS LITTLE ABOUT THE INCIDENT, BUT FELT THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS NOT A MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRPLANE. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, AIRFRAME, AND FLIGHT CONTROLS CONFIRMED THIS. POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY TESTING OF SPECIMENS FROM THE PILOT SHOWED NO FINDINGS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT. (-23) ON MAY 14, 1998 MR. TUBBS CERTIFICATE #231261610 WAS THE PILOT OF N96750 A TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D. MR. TUBBS WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND BUT COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND IN A SAFE DISTANCE, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO AROUND. MR. GRAFFO A PASSENGER AND THE ONLY OTHER OCCUPANT STATED THAT HE WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. HE STATED HE SAW BLUE OF SKY THEN SUDDENLY THE GROUND WAS COMING UP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.