What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) An aviation safety inspector from the cle FSDO witnessed this aircraft on down wind approximately 800 AGL 1.2 miles east of Port Clinton, Ohio airport (pcw) traveling east, to land at pcw rwy 27. Aircraft airspeed appeared extremely slow, (as verified by post accident radar data). Aircraft stalled, and entered a counter clockwise spin and contacted the ground nose down. The weather was clear and unrestricted visibility with a light wind from the west at 3 to 6 mph.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR FROM THE CLE FSDO WITNESSED THIS AIRCRAFT ON DOWN WIND APPROXIMATELY 800 AGL 1.2 MILES EAST OF PORT CLINTON, OHIO AIRPORT (PCW) TRAVELING EAST, TO LAND AT PCW RWY 27. AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED APPEARED EXTREMELY SLOW, (AS VERIFIED BY POST ACCIDENT RADAR DATA). AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND ENTERED A COUNTER CLOCKWISE SPIN AND CONTACTED THE GROUND NOSE DOWN. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY WITH A LIGHT WIND FROM THE WEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH.
NTSB investigation
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