What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated that the surface winds at aat were 250 degrees at 22 knots, gusting to 30. He made a right-hand pattern for runway 21. He stated that during his flare and touchdown a strong wind gust blew him left of the runway and he struck the threshold lights. He said that he powered on for a go around, but a wind gust picked up the right wing and blew him over. According to two eyewitnesses the airplane became airborne briefly on a 180 degree heading, but the left wing dipped sharply and struck the ground. Then in a semi-cartwheel/rollover the nose impacted the ground. The right wing hit the ground, and the airplane came to rest, inverted, pointing 270 degrees. Both wings are broken off, the tail is bent sideways, and the engine is twisted 90 degrees in its mounts. The propeller surged into the ground and broke off when the nose hit. The ELT activated and there were no fires. The eyewitnesses immediately drove to the crash site and found the pilot walking away while calling 911 on his cell phone. The fire department turned off the ELT and disconnected electrical power. The tanks are intact, but there are multiple fuel leaks at the crash site, approx. 200 yard south of runway 21.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SURFACE WINDS AT AAT WERE 250 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 30. HE MADE A RIGHT-HAND PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 21. HE STATED THAT DURING HIS FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN A STRONG WIND GUST BLEW HIM LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND HE STRUCK THE THRESHOLD LIGHTS. HE SAID THAT HE POWERED ON FOR A GO AROUND, BUT A WIND GUST PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND BLEW HIM OVER. ACCORDING TO TWO EYEWITNESSES THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE BRIEFLY ON A 180 DEGREE HEADING, BUT THE LEFT WING DIPPED SHARPLY AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THEN IN A SEMI-CARTWHEEL/ROLLOVER THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST, INVERTED, POINTING 270 DEGREES. BOTH WINGS ARE BROKEN OFF, THE TAIL IS BENT SIDEWAYS, AND THE ENGINE IS TWISTED 90 DEGREES IN ITS MOUNTS. THE PROPELLER SURGED INTO THE GROUND AND BROKE OFF WHEN THE NOSE HIT. THE ELT ACTIVATED AND THERE WERE NO FIRES. THE EYEWITNESSES IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE CRASH SITE AND FOUND THE PILOT WALKING AWAY WHILE CALLING 911 ON HIS CELL PHONE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TURNED OFF THE ELT AND DISCONNECTED ELECTRICAL POWER. THE TANKS ARE INTACT, BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE FUEL LEAKS AT THE CRASH SITE, APPROX. 200 YARD SOUTH OF RUNWAY 21.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.