What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During landing at mic aircraft started to drift left. Tower said aircraft started to porpoise, then veered to left and left wing struck the ground. Left wing tip scarred the ground for approximately 150 feet then propeller struck the ground and aircraft came to a rest approximately 500 feet from runway 14R. Aircraft has substantial damage. Pilot said, to avoid east hangars he turned downwind and he was being blown very hard to the left. (.19) on June 6, 2002, at 1641 central daylight time, a Mooney M20J, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during an aborted landing on runway 14R (3,266 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at the Crystal Airport (mic), Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operated under provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot was uninjured. The flight originated from mic at an unknown time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING AT MIC AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT. TOWER SAID AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE, THEN VEERED TO LEFT AND LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. LEFT WING TIP SCARRED THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET THEN PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM RUNWAY 14R. AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT SAID, TO AVOID EAST HANGARS HE TURNED DOWNWIND AND HE WAS BEING BLOWN VERY HARD TO THE LEFT. (.19) ON JUNE 6, 2002, AT 1641 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING AN ABORTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 14R (3,266 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT (MIC), MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MIC AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.
NTSB investigation
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