What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was returning to his home base at Gillespie airport in el cajon, California. He was PIC in his Aeronca champ identified as N4385E and was accompanied by his partner in the aircraft. At approximately 1345 hours local time, privacy data omitted was attempting a landing on runway 27R. The winds were reported to be at 220@ 5-10 knots on a clear VFR day. He was performing a wheel landing with the left wing down and right rudder to manage the crosswind. The aircraft began to slide to the right. privacy data omitted Attempted to correct back to the center of the runway with left rudder and over corrected. A reverse correction was made using right rudder but that input was too much and the aircraft veered 90 degrees to the right and headed off the runway to the north. privacy data omitted Applied full power to attempt a go around but stalled and belly flopped back onto the surface. He closed the throttle and rode out the slide until the aircraft came to a stop on the taxiway and ramp area to the north of the intended landing runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the landing gear, nose, propeller, belly and lower rudder area. There were no injuries to the occupants and no damage to any structures on the surface.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME BASE AT GILLESPIE AIRPORT IN EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA. HE WAS PIC IN HIS AERONCA CHAMP IDENTIFIED AS N4385E AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARTNER IN THE AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 HOURS LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE AT 220@ 5-10 KNOTS ON A CLEAR VFR DAY. HE WAS PERFORMING A WHEEL LANDING WITH THE LEFT WING DOWN AND RIGHT RUDDER TO MANAGE THE CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIDE TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY WITH LEFT RUDDER AND OVER CORRECTED. A REVERSE CORRECTION WAS MADE USING RIGHT RUDDER BUT THAT INPUT WAS TOO MUCH AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND HEADED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE NORTH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED FULL POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND BUT STALLED AND BELLY FLOPPED BACK ONTO THE SURFACE. HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND RODE OUT THE SLIDE UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE TAXIWAY AND RAMP AREA TO THE NORTH OF THE INTENDED LANDING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, NOSE, PROPELLER, BELLY AND LOWER RUDDER AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS AND NO DAMAGE TO ANY STRUCTURES ON THE SURFACE.
NTSB investigation
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