What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot lost control of the acft while on final approach, and the acft crashed on the rwy and came to rest inverted, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) pilot stated that upon entering down wind leg of the airport pattern, he noticed his flight controls became sluggish during pattern turns. Upon landing the pilot tried to make correction for landing but aircraft was slow to respond. He then lost control of the a/c and veered off the runway making a 90 degree right turn before coming to a stop upside down.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE RWY AND CAME TO REST INVERTED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING DOWN WIND LEG OF THE AIRPORT PATTERN, HE NOTICED HIS FLIGHT CONTROLS BECAME SLUGGISH DURING PATTERN TURNS. UPON LANDING THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE CORRECTION FOR LANDING BUT AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. HE THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE A/C AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY MAKING A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.