What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This was an evening pleasure flight at sunset. The 1300 foot long grass runway that privacy data omitted chose to land on was oriented on a heading of about 250 degrees which would have the sun almost on the nose of the aircraft when landing. In this condition, he misjudged the height of the airplane above the ground and flew into a dirt bank about 30 feet short of the end of the runway. The impact ripped the landing gear from the aircraft and a fuel leak caused it to catch on fire almost immediately after landing. The aircraft was completely destroyed by the fire. A re-examination of his piloting skills in the landing phase is planned.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS WAS AN EVENING PLEASURE FLIGHT AT SUNSET. THE 1300 FOOT LONG GRASS RUNWAY THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHOSE TO LAND ON WAS ORIENTED ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 250 DEGREES WHICH WOULD HAVE THE SUN ALMOST ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN LANDING. IN THIS CONDITION, HE MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE ABOVE THE GROUND AND FLEW INTO A DIRT BANK ABOUT 30 FEET SHORT OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT RIPPED THE LANDING GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND A FUEL LEAK CAUSED IT TO CATCH ON FIRE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. A RE-EXAMINATION OF HIS PILOTING SKILLS IN THE LANDING PHASE IS PLANNED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.