What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 20, 2008, at 16:00 CDT Beechcraft BE-23-C23, N2049L, during an attempted landing with a right crosswind drifted to the left of the runway. The left main wheel entered soft grass pulling the airplane further to the left. The pilot attempted to execute a go-around and forced the airplane off the ground. It stalled, fell back on the rough ground, tore the main gear landing gear legs off and collapsed the nose gear. The private pilot and single passenger were not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated as a pleasure flight by the privacy data omitted under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated at pine bluff (pbf), Arkansas, at approximately 15:00 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 20, 2008, AT 16:00 CDT BEECHCRAFT BE-23-C23, N2049L, DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED SOFT GRASS PULLING THE AIRPLANE FURTHER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND AND FORCED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE GROUND. IT STALLED, FELL BACK ON THE ROUGH GROUND, TORE THE MAIN GEAR LANDING GEAR LEGS OFF AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PINE BLUFF (PBF), ARKANSAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
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