What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During approach on final leg, witnesses state the aircraft slowly turned right, 90 degrees to the runway heading, flew across California highway 101 descending. The aircraft struck the California highway patrol truck scales, mostly level, with the right wing and nose slightly down. Three propeller strikes were found indicating the engine was under power. The center fuselage impacted in lane 2, of a 3 lane scale, and bounced shallowly into the building. The engine and aircraft impacted the building about 6 feet above the ground approximately 30 feet from the initial impact. The aircraft caught fire, all but the tail section and right hand flap was destroyed by post impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING APPROACH ON FINAL LEG, WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY TURNED RIGHT, 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY HEADING, FLEW ACROSS CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 101 DESCENDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL TRUCK SCALES, MOSTLY LEVEL, WITH THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE SLIGHTLY DOWN. THREE PROPELLER STRIKES WERE FOUND INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS UNDER POWER. THE CENTER FUSELAGE IMPACTED IN LANE 2, OF A 3 LANE SCALE, AND BOUNCED SHALLOWLY INTO THE BUILDING. THE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE BUILDING ABOUT 6 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE, ALL BUT THE TAIL SECTION AND RIGHT HAND FLAP WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.