What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 07/22/2006 @ approximately 0845L a Piper, PA-19-L18C, crashed in an open field, south by southwest of the westheimer air park (O07) near Houston, Texas. The yellow, high wing aircraft, had been flying at a low altitude over the field when it came into contact with the ground for an undetermined reason. The aircraft was found pointed in a southwesterly direction, with the left wing sheared forward, right wing heavily damaged, right landing gear collapsed below the aircraft, and the aircraft in a slight nose down, right wing down, attitude. Witnesses stated the aircraft had done a touch and go at the park, then circled the area several times where they had landed their balloon. The aircraft was flying at a very low altitude when it hit the ground wing down. Ground marks indicate that the aircraft was on a southerly heading at initial impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 07/22/2006 @ APPROXIMATELY 0845L A PIPER, PA-19-L18C, CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD, SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTHEIMER AIR PARK (O07) NEAR HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE YELLOW, HIGH WING AIRCRAFT, HAD BEEN FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE OVER THE FIELD WHEN IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND POINTED IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION, WITH THE LEFT WING SHEARED FORWARD, RIGHT WING HEAVILY DAMAGED, RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED BELOW THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT IN A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING DOWN, ATTITUDE. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD DONE A TOUCH AND GO AT THE PARK, THEN CIRCLED THE AREA SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THEY HAD LANDED THEIR BALLOON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND WING DOWN. GROUND MARKS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING AT INITIAL IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.