What happened
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(-23) The VFR flight originated at lynchburg, Virginia, with the pilot being the sole occupant of N42619, with a planned destination of decature Gage Airport, Decatur, Indiana. The pilot chose to make a downwind landing to the north on the sloped sod runway, after observing light winds on the airport surface. The aircraft bounced after a mid-field touchdown and the airman was unable to maintain directional control during the landing roll. The aircraft made contact with the adjacent hangar support posts, the tail section of a hangared ultralight aircraft, and a stored vehicle. The aircraft came to rest approximately 30 feet north of the hangar structure. Both wings, and the fuselage received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, WITH THE PILOT BEING THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF N42619, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF DECATURE GAGE AIRPORT, DECATUR, INDIANA. THE PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE A DOWNWIND LANDING TO THE NORTH ON THE SLOPED SOD RUNWAY, AFTER OBSERVING LIGHT WINDS ON THE AIRPORT SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER A MID-FIELD TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE ADJACENT HANGAR SUPPORT POSTS, THE TAIL SECTION OF A HANGARED ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT, AND A STORED VEHICLE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET NORTH OF THE HANGAR STRUCTURE. BOTH WINGS, AND THE FUSELAGE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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