What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1823 EST, on January 12, 2007, the CE-425-425, conquest 1 was destroyed when it crashed during the landing. The aircraft was noted to make a steep approach. At the bottom of the approach the aircraft was also observed to balloon upward and yaw to the left (south) side of the runway. The left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled, coming to rest inverted, approximately 1,170 ft from the approach end and approximately 200 ft south of the runway centerline, and was consumed by fire. There was no evidence of the aircraft having touched the prepared surface. The commercial pilot and two passengers received minor injuries. The flight had departed the toledo express airport, toledo, Ohio at approximately 1722 EST and was operating on an instrument flight plan in visual meteorological conditions.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1823 EST, ON JANUARY 12, 2007, THE CE-425-425, CONQUEST 1 WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CRASHED DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED TO MAKE A STEEP APPROACH. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO BALLOON UPWARD AND YAW TO THE LEFT (SOUTH) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED, COMING TO REST INVERTED, APPROXIMATELY 1,170 FT FROM THE APPROACH END AND APPROXIMATELY 200 FT SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THE AIRCRAFT HAVING TOUCHED THE PREPARED SURFACE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED THE TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT, TOLEDO, OHIO AT APPROXIMATELY 1722 EST AND WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
NTSB investigation
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