What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On dec. 9, 2009, a Beech A-36 attempted to land at the Eagle Pass airport in heavy fog but was off course, east of the runway and hit two deer proof fences, t-post and post. The aircraft's right wing hit one of the metal post causing it to veer right and into the fences. Four feet of the rt. Wing was ripped off into 2 pieces, including the fuel bladder and ignited. The aircraft continued in a southeasterly direction, went inverted and caught fire. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ON DEC. 9, 2009, A BEECH A-36 ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE EAGLE PASS AIRPORT IN HEAVY FOG BUT WAS OFF COURSE, EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT TWO DEER PROOF FENCES, T-POST AND POST. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING HIT ONE OF THE METAL POST CAUSING IT TO VEER RIGHT AND INTO THE FENCES. FOUR FEET OF THE RT. WING WAS RIPPED OFF INTO 2 PIECES, INCLUDING THE FUEL BLADDER AND IGNITED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, WENT INVERTED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.