What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The airman was attempting to land on runway 25 at Merrill Field. As the aircraft was getting close to landing the aircraft pitched up and rolled into a left bank. The left wing contacted the ground and the aircarft cart-wheeled onto its nose. The wind at the time of the accident was 280 at 11 knots. There was substantial damage to both wings, the tail, the fuselage and the nose of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25 AT MERRILL FIELD. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND ROLLED INTO A LEFT BANK. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCARFT CART-WHEELED ONTO ITS NOSE. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 280 AT 11 KNOTS. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE TAIL, THE FUSELAGE AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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