What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was on its second flight of the day for the purpose of dropping skydivers. During the landing on the second flight the pilot experienced a thermal while landing the aircraft on the grass between the runway and the taxiway. He initiated a go-around and experienced a power loss. He set the aircraft down past the end of the runway and went down an embankment across a gravel service road, struck another embankment and flipped the aircraft on its top. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the aircraft suffered significant damage. No other damage was incurred to any other facilities or structures.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DROPPING SKYDIVERS. DURING THE LANDING ON THE SECOND FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A THERMAL WHILE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. HE SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ACROSS A GRAVEL SERVICE ROAD, STRUCK ANOTHER EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS TOP. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO ANY OTHER FACILITIES OR STRUCTURES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.