What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Per witness & pilot statements: landing runway 01 @N07, N285MG crossed the numbers at full flaps, and slowing. The nose was "hi" in the flare. Ten feet off the rnwy the nose came up and the a/c dropped. The plane bounced hard on landing, parts separated from the left wheel. The left wing dropped as the pilot applied full power to execute balked landing...attained 25-50', then in a 50-60 degree leftbank...veered 200' west of rnwy into the treeline. Pilot & pax exited aircraft uninjured before fire engulfed and destroyed a/c. due to the fire, the ballistic parachute's rocket shut off and departed the aircraft while "first responders" and observers were in the vicinity of a/c. two seat belt "air bag" actuation cylinders (6,250#) compressed air were found during post accident investigation and it could not be determined if they were depleted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PER WITNESS & PILOT STATEMENTS: LANDING RUNWAY 01 @N07, N285MG CROSSED THE NUMBERS AT FULL FLAPS, AND SLOWING. THE NOSE WAS "HI" IN THE FLARE. TEN FEET OFF THE RNWY THE NOSE CAME UP AND THE A/C DROPPED. THE PLANE BOUNCED HARD ON LANDING, PARTS SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT WHEEL. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AS THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO EXECUTE BALKED LANDING...ATTAINED 25-50', THEN IN A 50-60 DEGREE LEFTBANK...VEERED 200' WEST OF RNWY INTO THE TREELINE. PILOT & PAX EXITED AIRCRAFT UNINJURED BEFORE FIRE ENGULFED AND DESTROYED A/C. DUE TO THE FIRE, THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE'S ROCKET SHUT OFF AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE "FIRST RESPONDERS" AND OBSERVERS WERE IN THE VICINITY OF A/C. TWO SEAT BELT "AIR BAG" ACTUATION CYLINDERS (6,250#) COMPRESSED AIR WERE FOUND DURING POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THEY WERE DEPLETED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.