What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On July 4, 1999, at 1210 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20J, N201HG, collided with trees and the terrain while on final approach to land on runway 28 at the Harbor Springs Airport, Harbor Springs, Michigan. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The flight originated from wheeling, Illinois, at 0908 central daylight time. (-23)on approach to runway 28, the left wing struck the top 6 feet of a tree located approximately 400 ft from the end of the runway and 850 feet from the marked displaced threashold of runway 28. The aircraft touched down on the grass just south of and even with the end of runway 28. The pilot reported gusty wind conditions.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON JULY 4, 1999, AT 1210 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, N201HG, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE HARBOR SPRINGS AIRPORT, HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WHEELING, ILLINOIS, AT 0908 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. (-23)ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE TOP 6 FEET OF A TREE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 400 FT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND 850 FEET FROM THE MARKED DISPLACED THREASHOLD OF RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS JUST SOUTH OF AND EVEN WITH THE END OF RUNWAY 28. THE PILOT REPORTED GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
NTSB investigation
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