What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 21, 2007, about 1201 pm, a Cessna 182, registration number N8691T, was destroyed when it impacted the ground at the Gryder-Teague Airport (NC58), near Taylorsville, north carolina. The certificated private pilot/owner and the certificated flight instructor were fatally injured. Weather condition at the time was VMC. This was an instructional fight that originated from nearby Taylorsville, north carolina, (4NC3 airport). Records show the private pilot with about 279 hours of flight experience while the flight instructor, a retired airline pilot, had about 2,500 flight hours. There were no witnesses to the accident. An impact crater was located approximately 210 feet beyond the runway threshold, and about 45 feet left of the grass runway's edge. The aircraft appeared to have clipped several small (top) branches of a hickory tree that stood about 70' tall at the runway's threshold. After crossing the runway threshold the aircraft appears to have continued at a steep nose down angle, impacting the ground about 210 feet beyond. Inspection of the aircraft flight controls and basic engine functions at the wreckage site did not reveal any apparent aircraft mechanical failures.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2007, ABOUT 1201 PM, A CESSNA 182, REGISTRATION NUMBER N8691T, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE GRYDER-TEAGUE AIRPORT (NC58), NEAR TAYLORSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE FATALLY INJURED. WEATHER CONDITION AT THE TIME WAS VMC. THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM NEARBY TAYLORSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, (4NC3 AIRPORT). RECORDS SHOW THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH ABOUT 279 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WHILE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, A RETIRED AIRLINE PILOT, HAD ABOUT 2,500 FLIGHT HOURS. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. AN IMPACT CRATER WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, AND ABOUT 45 FEET LEFT OF THE GRASS RUNWAY'S EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE CLIPPED SEVERAL SMALL (TOP) BRANCHES OF A HICKORY TREE THAT STOOD ABOUT 70' TALL AT THE RUNWAY'S THRESHOLD. AFTER CROSSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE CONTINUED AT A STEEP NOSE DOWN ANGLE, IMPACTING THE GROUND ABOUT 210 FEET BEYOND. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS AND BASIC ENGINE FUNCTIONS AT THE WRECKAGE SITE DID NOT REVEAL ANY APPARENT AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL FAILURES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.