What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On the first landing attempt, the pilot landed left of the center of the runway. Almost immediately on landing, the aircraft's left wing was in contact with vegetation growing on the side of the runway. The aircraft continued veering to the left, departed the runway, traveled down a small embankment where the left wing impacted a tree. The aircraft rotated approximately 45 degrees and came to rest in heavy vegetation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT LANDED LEFT OF THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING WAS IN CONTACT WITH VEGETATION GROWING ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT WHERE THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST IN HEAVY VEGETATION.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N62960 · 2
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