What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 11, 2005 at approximately 1418 local time, a Mooney M20M, N43CW on an attempted landing, runway 06, at the Summerville Airport, Summerville, SC, with gear up, N43CW'S fuselage and propeller contacted the runway and continued flight. The aircraft then attempted to return to the Summerville Airport. N43CW continued flight making two 360-degree turns, crashing approximately 500 yards from the threshold end of runway 24. On crashing in a heavily forested area, the aircraft caught fire. N43CW was nearly consumed by fire and destroyed. Two occupants were in N43CW; a pilot, who was severely burned and one passenger who was fatally injured. The wind on landing was 5 to 6 knots from 050 degrees. The weather was VMC, sky clear, visibility unrestricted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1418 LOCAL TIME, A MOONEY M20M, N43CW ON AN ATTEMPTED LANDING, RUNWAY 06, AT THE SUMMERVILLE AIRPORT, SUMMERVILLE, SC, WITH GEAR UP, N43CW'S FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE SUMMERVILLE AIRPORT. N43CW CONTINUED FLIGHT MAKING TWO 360-DEGREE TURNS, CRASHING APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS FROM THE THRESHOLD END OF RUNWAY 24. ON CRASHING IN A HEAVILY FORESTED AREA, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE. N43CW WAS NEARLY CONSUMED BY FIRE AND DESTROYED. TWO OCCUPANTS WERE IN N43CW; A PILOT, WHO WAS SEVERELY BURNED AND ONE PASSENGER WHO WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE WIND ON LANDING WAS 5 TO 6 KNOTS FROM 050 DEGREES. THE WEATHER WAS VMC, SKY CLEAR, VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.