What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot and 2 passengers were on board the aircraft at the time of the accident. The pilot stated he left Iowa city at 4PM CDT and landed at his residence at 5PM CDT. The pilot stated he landed long, overshooting the threshold of runway 22. To avoid the trees at the end of runway 22, he ground looped the aircraft and the aircraft flipped over and came to rest upside down. The runway at his residence is 1100 ft long with large undulations in terrain.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE LEFT IOWA CITY AT 4PM CDT AND LANDED AT HIS RESIDENCE AT 5PM CDT. THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED LONG, OVERSHOOTING THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 22. TO AVOID THE TREES AT THE END OF RUNWAY 22, HE GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE RUNWAY AT HIS RESIDENCE IS 1100 FT LONG WITH LARGE UNDULATIONS IN TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.