What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Minutes prior to the commencement of airshow activities, the pilot was asked by ATCT personnel to turn base and land beyond "the cones" which apparently is the last half of the 5333 foot runway 34. The pilot continued with the downwind, and stated that he did not have the cones in sight. At this point, the pilot reported that he was rather forcefully instructed by tower personnel to turn base and land the aircraft on the last half of the runway. He described the controller as practically screaming into the microphone for him to turn his base leg. The aircraft was banked abruptly toward the runway in an effort to comply, which resulted in an accellerated stall. The pilot initiated the proper recovery techniques, however, he did not have sufficient altitude to recover before impacting the surface.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MINUTES PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF AIRSHOW ACTIVITIES, THE PILOT WAS ASKED BY ATCT PERSONNEL TO TURN BASE AND LAND BEYOND "THE CONES" WHICH APPARENTLY IS THE LAST HALF OF THE 5333 FOOT RUNWAY 34. THE PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE DOWNWIND, AND STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE CONES IN SIGHT. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS RATHER FORCEFULLY INSTRUCTED BY TOWER PERSONNEL TO TURN BASE AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LAST HALF OF THE RUNWAY. HE DESCRIBED THE CONTROLLER AS PRACTICALLY SCREAMING INTO THE MICROPHONE FOR HIM TO TURN HIS BASE LEG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BANKED ABRUPTLY TOWARD THE RUNWAY IN AN EFFORT TO COMPLY, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCELLERATED STALL. THE PILOT INITIATED THE PROPER RECOVERY TECHNIQUES, HOWEVER, HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING THE SURFACE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.