From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was approaching Macon, MO (K89) from the west as thunderstorms were forming in the vicinity. The airplane touched down on runway 20 with all three wheels. The aircraft began to swerve to the left due to strong and gusty winds. The pilot stated that he over corrected for the conditions and the airplane departed the runway on the right side. The right wing tip came in contact with a tree causing the airplane to spin around before coming to a stop. The aircraft received damage to the right and left wing tip, left main landing gear, and right side of the fuselage behind the passenger door.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING MACON, MO (K89) FROM THE WEST AS THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING IN THE VICINITY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 20 WITH ALL THREE WHEELS. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT DUE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OVER CORRECTED FOR THE CONDITIONS AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE RIGHT WING TIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TREE CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SPIN AROUND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING TIP, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE BEHIND THE PASSENGER DOOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.