What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft N9138M was on short final to the runway on a stabilized approach when the aircraft encountered a down draft causing the aircraft to hit the ground short of the runway. The aircraft hit a stump and nosed over causing substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and tail feathers. The pilot stated that when the downdraft was encountered he was in transition to the landing configuration and did not have time to react with the addition of power to initiate a go around. At the time the winds were variable to 15 KTS and no abnormalities to a normal landing were anticipated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N9138M WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO THE RUNWAY ON A STABILIZED APPROACH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A STUMP AND NOSED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND TAIL FEATHERS. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE DOWNDRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERED HE WAS IN TRANSITION TO THE LANDING CONFIGURATION AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT WITH THE ADDITION OF POWER TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. AT THE TIME THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE TO 15 KTS AND NO ABNORMALITIES TO A NORMAL LANDING WERE ANTICIPATED.
NTSB investigation
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