What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Wednesday 2 may 2001, at approximately 10:30 EDT, Mr. Romanzo a. lacey, holder of airline transport pilot certificate number 133209, was pilot-in-command flying a Cessna 182-P, N1491S. Mr. Lacey was enroute to the Chalet suzane airport near lake Wales, Florida with three passengers on board. On arrival, Mr. Lacey executed a landing on runway 36 in an east ninety degree cross-wind. The aircraft porpoised at touchdown and flipped over onto it's back in the center of the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with no significant injuries to the pilot or his passengers. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON WEDNESDAY 2 MAY 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 EDT, MR. ROMANZO A. LACEY, HOLDER OF AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 133209, WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND FLYING A CESSNA 182-P, N1491S. MR. LACEY WAS ENROUTE TO THE CHALET SUZANE AIRPORT NEAR LAKE WALES, FLORIDA WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ON ARRIVAL, MR. LACEY EXECUTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 IN AN EAST NINETY DEGREE CROSS-WIND. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AT TOUCHDOWN AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGERS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.