What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 6, 2002, N51PL sustained substantial damage when it veered off runway and collided with a resident's garage while landing at the parkside airport in Battleground, WA. Paul unrein was the pilot-in-command and owner of N51PL. N51PL is an experimental amateur built 80%P51. (.19) on July 6, 2002, approximately 0845 pacific daylight time an unrein productmatch 80 P51D, N51PL, was substantially damaged when the aircraft flew into the side of a garage attached to a private residence during an attempted go-around maneuver at a private airstrip two nautical miles northwest of battle ground, Washington. The pilot was uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14 CFR 91, and originated at kelso, Washington, approximately 15 minutes earlier. The pilot reported that on short final to runway 7, the airplane got slow and then touched down hard bouncing back into the air. The pilot then applied power and attempted to execute a go-around but the aircraft began veering left off the runway. The pilot attempted to intentionally ground loop the aircraft but was unsuccessful and th e aircraft impacted the side of a garage coming to rest inside the garage and against a private vehicle.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 6, 2002, N51PL SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A RESIDENT'S GARAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE PARKSIDE AIRPORT IN BATTLEGROUND, WA. PAUL UNREIN WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND OWNER OF N51PL. N51PL IS AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT 80%P51. (.19) ON JULY 6, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 0845 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME AN UNREIN PRODUCTMATCH 80 P51D, N51PL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A GARAGE ATTACHED TO A PRIVATE RESIDENCE DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND MANEUVER AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TWO NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF BATTLE GROUND, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS PERSONAL, WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91, AND ORIGINATED AT KELSO, WASHINGTON, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES EARLIER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 7, THE AIRPLANE GOT SLOW AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN HARD BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND TH E AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A GARAGE COMING TO REST INSIDE THE GARAGE AND AGAINST A PRIVATE VEHICLE.
NTSB investigation
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