What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he entered downwind to runway 25 at 1000 feet AGL and at an airspeed of 65 knots he turned from down wind to base and planned to land long and roll to a stop somewhere near the clubhouse. The wind was gusting from 15KTS to 20KTS from the sw with downdrafts in the local area and a slight crosswind from the left. After turning final the aircraft sank below the normal glide path and the left wing hit the top of a tree which is located approximately 150 east of runway 25. See attached statements from privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE ENTERED DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 25 AT 1000 FEET AGL AND AT AN AIRSPEED OF 65 KNOTS HE TURNED FROM DOWN WIND TO BASE AND PLANNED TO LAND LONG AND ROLL TO A STOP SOMEWHERE NEAR THE CLUBHOUSE. THE WIND WAS GUSTING FROM 15KTS TO 20KTS FROM THE SW WITH DOWNDRAFTS IN THE LOCAL AREA AND A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. AFTER TURNING FINAL THE AIRCRAFT SANK BELOW THE NORMAL GLIDE PATH AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE TOP OF A TREE WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 EAST OF RUNWAY 25. SEE ATTACHED STATEMENTS FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.