What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed into a field under unknown circumstances. (-23) PIC attempted to land with a 14 kt quartering tailwind on unimproved grass strip adjacent to an rv park. First 1/2 of available landing area was uphill; the remainder was relatively level. An unsecured auto part weighing approx. 5 lbs. Was laying in the baggage area. PIC stated that, at touchdown, the a/c bounced and the auto part flew forward, striking the heads of both occupants and momentarily dazing the PIC. A go-around was attempted; however, the a/c's left wing struck a telephone pole, shearing the wing outboard of the fuel tank. The a/c then struck trees before impacting the ground in a pasture.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (-23) PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH A 14 KT QUARTERING TAILWIND ON UNIMPROVED GRASS STRIP ADJACENT TO AN RV PARK. FIRST 1/2 OF AVAILABLE LANDING AREA WAS UPHILL; THE REMAINDER WAS RELATIVELY LEVEL. AN UNSECURED AUTO PART WEIGHING APPROX. 5 LBS. WAS LAYING IN THE BAGGAGE AREA. PIC STATED THAT, AT TOUCHDOWN, THE A/C BOUNCED AND THE AUTO PART FLEW FORWARD, STRIKING THE HEADS OF BOTH OCCUPANTS AND MOMENTARILY DAZING THE PIC. A GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED; HOWEVER, THE A/C'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE, SHEARING THE WING OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. THE A/C THEN STRUCK TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A PASTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.