What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On August 4, 2008, at approximately 1635 CDT, the pilot of N793TW, a Dragonfly experimental aircraft, attempted a short approach over the field at Big Spring mcmahon-Wrinkle airport (bpg) to land on taxiway b (bravo) used as runway 17R, and subsequently lost control, spun left hitting a fence on the right side of the runway, and crashed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot, the sole occupant, received serious injuries. VMC conditions prevailed and no flght plan was filed for the 14 cft part 91 local flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON AUGUST 4, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1635 CDT, THE PILOT OF N793TW, A DRAGONFLY EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, ATTEMPTED A SHORT APPROACH OVER THE FIELD AT BIG SPRING MCMAHON-WRINKLE AIRPORT (BPG) TO LAND ON TAXIWAY B (BRAVO) USED AS RUNWAY 17R, AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL, SPUN LEFT HITTING A FENCE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFT PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.