What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he was conducting a short field approach to the 2,400 foot long runway. A witness who observed the accident stated that the airplane appeared "nose high and slow" over the runway threshold. The pilot stated that the airplane touch down "hard" and bounced twice. The pilot applied full power to conduct a go-around, the airplane "turned left" and then contacted a fence on the leftside of the runway. The airplane came to rest in a grassy area and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings when the fuselage split in half just behind the aft bulk head and rocket compartment. The nearest weather reporting facility, located approximately 27 nautical miles northwest of the accident site reported winds from 140º at 5 KTS. About the time of the accident. The pirotechnical rocket was disarmed and removed in place by a certified mechanic with experience with such devices. All cabin collition bags deployed as designed precluding any injury to the four occupants.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING A SHORT FIELD APPROACH TO THE 2,400 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. A WITNESS WHO OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE APPEARED "NOSE HIGH AND SLOW" OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCH DOWN "HARD" AND BOUNCED TWICE. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND, THE AIRPLANE "TURNED LEFT" AND THEN CONTACTED A FENCE ON THE LEFTSIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND BOTH WINGS WHEN THE FUSELAGE SPLIT IN HALF JUST BEHIND THE AFT BULK HEAD AND ROCKET COMPARTMENT. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 27 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED WINDS FROM 140º AT 5 KTS. ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PIROTECHNICAL ROCKET WAS DISARMED AND REMOVED IN PLACE BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WITH EXPERIENCE WITH SUCH DEVICES. ALL CABIN COLLITION BAGS DEPLOYED AS DESIGNED PRECLUDING ANY INJURY TO THE FOUR OCCUPANTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.