What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During descent for landig 5 miles from the runway the pilot experienced severe control stick buffeting. The pilot observed that the left hand aileron had detached at the outer attach point. Two attach points remained. An emergency landing was initiated. The airplane touched down on the runway at a higher then normal speed for the make/model with a tail wind. The airplane exited the runway to the right and impacted a soft dirt area causing the airplane to flip over on its back. Extend of damaged has not been ascertained.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING DESCENT FOR LANDIG 5 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE CONTROL STICK BUFFETING. THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE LEFT HAND AILERON HAD DETACHED AT THE OUTER ATTACH POINT. TWO ATTACH POINTS REMAINED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AT A HIGHER THEN NORMAL SPEED FOR THE MAKE/MODEL WITH A TAIL WIND. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED A SOFT DIRT AREA CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. EXTEND OF DAMAGED HAS NOT BEEN ASCERTAINED.
NTSB investigation
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