What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Witness reported aircraft came in from the west at a high bank angle very close to house and 50 to 100 feet above trees. After passing house, the aircraft suddenly flipped on its side during a major wind gust and fell into the woods approximately 100 yards from her house. Fss reported winds at boone, NC gusting to 39 KTS. Aircraft flight was approximately 100 yards below ridge of flat top mountain on the leeward side. Pilot stated to state troopers he came around the mountain side from the west and encountered a severe downdraft and the aircraft settled into the trees. Continuity check of all controls conducted and found no discrepancies. Fuel evident on board. All indications of accident show flying low and slow on leeward side of mountain with high gust winds causing aircraft to impact terrain.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESS REPORTED AIRCRAFT CAME IN FROM THE WEST AT A HIGH BANK ANGLE VERY CLOSE TO HOUSE AND 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE TREES. AFTER PASSING HOUSE, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE DURING A MAJOR WIND GUST AND FELL INTO THE WOODS APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM HER HOUSE. FSS REPORTED WINDS AT BOONE, NC GUSTING TO 39 KTS. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS BELOW RIDGE OF FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN ON THE LEEWARD SIDE. PILOT STATED TO STATE TROOPERS HE CAME AROUND THE MOUNTAIN SIDE FROM THE WEST AND ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES. CONTINUITY CHECK OF ALL CONTROLS CONDUCTED AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. FUEL EVIDENT ON BOARD.ALL INDICATIONS OF ACCIDENT SHOW FLYING LOW AND SLOW ON LEEWARD SIDE OF MOUNTAIN WITH HIGH GUST WINDS CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT TERRAIN.
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