What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft was returning from an aerial photography flight. The pilot was seated in the right front seat and the non-pilot passenger was seated in the left front seat. The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 8 by the tower. The winds were reported as from 080 degrees at 6 KTS. Witnesses observed the aircraft on approach at approximately 50 feet AGL pitch up, level off, the pitch down and impact with the ground. A nearby witness who is also an aircraft mechanic stated he did not hear the engine increase RPM at any point. The aircraft impacted on the runway centerline 133 feet short of the threshold and skidded forward 192 feet. The pilot, though injured, exited the aircraft. The passenger was unable to exit, was severely burned in the post crash fire, and later perished. The pilot later stated that he was performing a full-flap landing. On short final he realized the aircraft was descending too fast and attempted to go-around. He told the NTSB investigator that he encountered a gust of wind that resulted in a stall. He told the FAA investigator that "something bumped him" during the go-around attempt that caused him to close the throttle and stall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT AND THE NON-PILOT PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 8 BY THE TOWER. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS FROM 080 DEGREES AT 6 KTS. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL PITCH UP, LEVEL OFF, THE PITCH DOWN AND IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. A NEARBY WITNESS WHO IS ALSO AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC STATED HE DID NOT HEAR THE ENGINE INCREASE RPM AT ANY POINT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE 133 FEET SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD AND SKIDDED FORWARD 192 FEET. THE PILOT, THOUGH INJURED, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT, WAS SEVERELY BURNED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE, AND LATER PERISHED. THE PILOT LATER STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING A FULL-FLAP LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING TOO FAST AND ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND. HE TOLD THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT RESULTED IN A STALL. HE TOLD THE FAA INVESTIGATOR THAT "SOMETHING BUMPED HIM" DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT THAT CAUSED HIM TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE AND STALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.