What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While attempting a “golf ball” drop, aircraft approached drop area into a head wind. Made a 180 degree turn slowed close to zero forward airspeed below tree line while heading in an uphill direction with what had know become a tailwind, shifting to a right quarting crosswind. Resulting in the aircraft starting to porpose and spin to right resulting in loss of control of aircraft. Aircraft landed on an adjoining golf course approximately 150 yards from golf ball drop area.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ATTEMPTING A “GOLF BALL” DROP, AIRCRAFT APPROACHED DROP AREA INTO A HEAD WIND. MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN SLOWED CLOSE TO ZERO FORWARD AIRSPEED BELOW TREE LINE WHILE HEADING IN AN UPHILL DIRECTION WITH WHAT HAD KNOW BECOME A TAILWIND, SHIFTING TO A RIGHT QUARTING CROSSWIND. RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT STARTING TO PORPOSE AND SPIN TO RIGHT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON AN ADJOINING GOLF COURSE APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS FROM GOLF BALL DROP AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.