What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Commercial sight seeing flight. Erratic wind changes throughout the flight. They were not forcasted when pilot received weather briefing. Attempted three approaches and missed them due to wind shifts being too erratic. Finally lined up with a field which was ony operation left at this point since the terrain was becoming unsuitable. Briefed passengers and made a deliberate approach with a firm landing. Bounced once and came to rest with the canopy resting against at tree. At total of 11 passengers were on board.
As the FAA filed it
COMMERCIAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. ERRATIC WIND CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. THEY WERE NOT FORCASTED WHEN PILOT RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFING. ATTEMPTED THREE APPROACHES AND MISSED THEM DUE TO WIND SHIFTS BEING TOO ERRATIC. FINALLY LINED UP WITH A FIELD WHICH WAS ONY OPERATION LEFT AT THIS POINT SINCE THE TERRAIN WAS BECOMING UNSUITABLE. BRIEFED PASSENGERS AND MADE A DELIBERATE APPROACH WITH A FIRM LANDING. BOUNCED ONCE AND CAME TO REST WITH THE CANOPY RESTING AGAINST AT TREE. AT TOTAL OF 11 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD.
NTSB investigation
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