What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted radioed his landing approach at approximate 16:00 local time. Upon final approach he attempted to line up with the centerline; however a crosswind caused the plane to drift to the left. The pilot ^privac^ attempted to correct for the course deviation and powered up, but continued to drift left. He saw the trees and determined that he would be unable to abort landing and fly over the treeline. The pilot ^privac^ then ditched the plane in the grass. The aircraft traveled approximately 266 feet to an initial impact location and traveled approximately 214 feet more before coming to rest at the tree line.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ RADIOED HIS LANDING APPROACH AT APPROXIMATE 16:00 LOCAL TIME. UPON FINAL APPROACH HE ATTEMPTED TO LINE UP WITH THE CENTERLINE; HOWEVER A CROSSWIND CAUSED THE PLANE TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVAC^ ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR THE COURSE DEVIATION AND POWERED UP, BUT CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT. HE SAW THE TREES AND DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO ABORT LANDING AND FLY OVER THE TREELINE. THE PILOT ^PRIVAC^ THEN DITCHED THE PLANE IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 266 FEET TO AN INITIAL IMPACT LOCATION AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 214 FEET MORE BEFORE COMING TO REST AT THE TREE LINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.