What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During approach to runway 22 the aircraft descended below the tree line to the west of the approach path. The tree line blocked the quartering headwind component and the aircraft began to loose airspeed and sink at an excessive rate. The pilot did not correct for the excessive sink rate in time and the aircraft struck rising terrain approximately 40' from prepared runway surface, 400' from displaced threshold causing left main landing gear to collapse. The aircraft slid approximately 245' down the prepared runway surface and came to rest on the right side of the runway edge.
As the FAA filed it
DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW THE TREE LINE TO THE WEST OF THE APPROACH PATH. THE TREE LINE BLOCKED THE QUARTERING HEADWIND COMPONENT AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOOSE AIRSPEED AND SINK AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THE PILOT DID NOT CORRECT FOR THE EXCESSIVE SINK RATE IN TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK RISING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 40' FROM PREPARED RUNWAY SURFACE, 400' FROM DISPLACED THRESHOLD CAUSING LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 245' DOWN THE PREPARED RUNWAY SURFACE AND CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY EDGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.