What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was attempting to land on a wide grass runway with gusty wind conditions. The pilot configured the aircraft with full flaps for landing. The aircraft ballooned in the flare and the pilot was late in making a correction. The aircraft stalled, dropping its right wing. The right wing tip and nose impacted the turf shearing the nose and left main gear off the aircraft. The aircraft was not equipped with shoulder restraints. Both front seat occupants hit the yokes with their faces receiving minor cuts and bruises.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A WIDE GRASS RUNWAY WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT WITH FULL FLAPS FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED IN THE FLARE AND THE PILOT WAS LATE IN MAKING A CORRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, DROPPING ITS RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT WING TIP AND NOSE IMPACTED THE TURF SHEARING THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SHOULDER RESTRAINTS. BOTH FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS HIT THE YOKES WITH THEIR FACES RECEIVING MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.