What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft stalled and landed hard. (-23) Mr. Needham indicated that he was practicing short field landings at the Allison, Iowa, airport, when he stalled the aircraft at approximately 50 feet above the ground. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, both landing gear and the left wingtip fairing, also substantial damage to the airframe tubular substructure. (.4) the pilot was performing short field takeoffs and landings. The airplane was on final approach, approximately 25 to 50 feet above the ground, at an airspeed of 50 miles per hour, and in a high angle of attack, when the pilot reduced power to descend for a short field landing. The airplane immediately stalled and impacted on the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT STALLED AND LANDED HARD. (-23) MR. NEEDHAM INDICATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS AT THE ALLISON, IOWA, AIRPORT, WHEN HE STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, BOTH LANDING GEAR AND THE LEFT WINGTIP FAIRING, ALSO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME TUBULAR SUBSTRUCTURE. (.4) THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING SHORT FIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH, APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, AT AN AIRSPEED OF 50 MILES PER HOUR, AND IN A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK, WHEN THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO DESCEND FOR A SHORT FIELD LANDING. THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY STALLED AND IMPACTED ON THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.