What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed brown field (ksdm) with a destination of John Wayne (ksna). The pilot stated that during a stable approach to runway 19L at approximately 100 feet altitude, he felt a slight bump and the airplane turned hard right. He added full power to regain control but the airplane impacted the ground hard and came to rest upright. Airport rescue arrived immediately and extricated the pilot and passenger, transported to local hospital with minor to moderate injuries. Investigation of the impact site shows the aircraft right wingtip struck the ground approximately 120 feet right of centerline on a heading of 265 degrees, the aircraft impacted flat on the ground 22 feet later heading 360 degrees, and came to rest 60 feet later on a heading of 350 degrees. Total distance from first ground mark to final resting, 82 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED BROWN FIELD (KSDM) WITH A DESTINATION OF JOHN WAYNE (KSNA). THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A STABLE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19L AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ALTITUDE, HE FELT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED HARD RIGHT. HE ADDED FULL POWER TO REGAIN CONTROL BUT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND HARD AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. AIRPORT RESCUE ARRIVED IMMEDIATELY AND EXTRICATED THE PILOT AND PASSENGER, TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH MINOR TO MODERATE INJURIES. INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT SITE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET RIGHT OF CENTERLINE ON A HEADING OF 265 DEGREES, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED FLAT ON THE GROUND 22 FEET LATER HEADING 360 DEGREES, AND CAME TO REST 60 FEET LATER ON A HEADING OF 350 DEGREES. TOTAL DISTANCE FROM FIRST GROUND MARK TO FINAL RESTING, 82 FEET.
NTSB investigation
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