What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 29, 2001, about 1555 central daylight time, a burkhart grob G102 std astir iii, N3837U, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the left wing impacted terrain during a hard landing at Faribault Municipal Airport (fbl), near Faribault, Minnesota. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The local flight departed from fbl at time unknown and was landing at the time of the accident. (-23) while attempting to land on rwy 20, the pilot stated that he felt the a/c lift and noticed he was gaining altitude instead of descending and felt he was running out of runway. While attempting to make a 270 turn to the left and land on rwy 30 the a/c stalled, the left wing struck the ground causing the a/c to somersault and crash. The pilot sustained serious injuries to the back. An on site investigation of the a/c found no reason to supect a/c mechanical problems to be the cause of this accident.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 29, 2001, ABOUT 1555 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BURKHART GROB G102 STD ASTIR III, N3837U, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT WING IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A HARD LANDING AT FARIBAULT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FBL), NEAR FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM FBL AT TIME UNKNOWN AND WAS LANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 20, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT THE A/C LIFT AND NOTICED HE WAS GAINING ALTITUDE INSTEAD OF DESCENDING AND FELT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A 270 TURN TO THE LEFT AND LAND ON RWY 30 THE A/C STALLED, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE A/C TO SOMERSAULT AND CRASH. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE BACK. AN ON SITE INVESTIGATION OF THE A/C FOUND NO REASON TO SUPECT A/C MECHANICAL PROBLEMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS 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.