What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft struck the ground at a substantial speed. The nose wheel and lower gear arm and the left hand wheel, gear and tire departed the aircraft on initial impact. On second impact the propeller, engine cowling and other aircraft pieces departed the aircraft. On the third impact the engine came loose from the mounts, the left wing was removed and inverted, the four feet of wing tip was removed and relocated 100 feet from final impact site. Aircraft was traveling in a northerly direction and came to rest pointing in a southerly direction. Front of cockpit was damaged, windshield was broke open and pieces of instruments, OAT gauge, engine components were scattered about. Aircraft cockpit had substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AT A SUBSTANTIAL SPEED. THE NOSE WHEEL AND LOWER GEAR ARM AND THE LEFT HAND WHEEL, GEAR AND TIRE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT ON INITIAL IMPACT. ON SECOND IMPACT THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING AND OTHER AIRCRAFT PIECES DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. ON THE THIRD IMPACT THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE FROM THE MOUNTS, THE LEFT WING WAS REMOVED AND INVERTED, THE FOUR FEET OF WING TIP WAS REMOVED AND RELOCATED 100 FEET FROM FINAL IMPACT SITE. AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND CAME TO REST POINTING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. FRONT OF COCKPIT WAS DAMAGED, WINDSHIELD WAS BROKE OPEN AND PIECES OF INSTRUMENTS, OAT GAUGE, ENGINE COMPONENTS WERE SCATTERED ABOUT. AIRCRAFT COCKPIT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.