What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
1. Description of deviation: the aircraft departed the trails airport near mayo, FL enroute to the Flying Ten Airport near Archer, FL. The weather was VFR. From information found in the cockpit is been determined that his destination was Flying Ten Airport. The aircraft landed in a cow pasture 1/4 mile east of the Flying Ten Airport on the same heading as if he would've been landing on runway 36 at the Flying Ten Airport. During the landing the nose gear was sheared off, the engine was pushed upward out of its mounts and the tail section aft of the baggage door was bent downward 30°. The flaps were found in the up position and the power lever was in the full aft position. The cause of this accident is unknown due to the fact that the pilot is in critical condition and has been unconscious for the last two weeks. Information from the sheriff's department who was on the scene of the accident stated the pilot had facial injuries, chest injuries and a compound fracture of the right leg near the ankle bone. 2. Causes and/or contributing factors not already addressed in 13-16: until we were able to interview the pilot, the actual cause or contribute factors cannot be determined at this time. 3. Recommendations for systemic corrective actions to reduce risk of future occurrences: none 4. Comments if any: pilot lived until 5/10/2010 and was removed from the ventilator.
As the FAA filed it
1. DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TRAILS AIRPORT NEAR MAYO, FL ENROUTE TO THE FLYING TEN AIRPORT NEAR ARCHER, FL. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. FROM INFORMATION FOUND IN THE COCKPIT IS BEEN DETERMINED THAT HIS DESTINATION WAS FLYING TEN AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A COW PASTURE 1/4 MILE EAST OF THE FLYING TEN AIRPORT ON THE SAME HEADING AS IF HE WOULD'VE BEEN LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT THE FLYING TEN AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF, THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED UPWARD OUT OF ITS MOUNTS AND THE TAIL SECTION AFT OF THE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS BENT DOWNWARD 30°. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE UP POSITION AND THE POWER LEVER WAS IN THE FULL AFT POSITION. THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PILOT IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND HAS BEEN UNCONSCIOUS FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. INFORMATION FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WHO WAS ON THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT STATED THE PILOT HAD FACIAL INJURIES, CHEST INJURIES AND A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT LEG NEAR THE ANKLE BONE. 2. CAUSES AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS NOT ALREADY ADDRESSED IN 13-16: UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO INTERVIEW THE PILOT, THE ACTUAL CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE FACTORS CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. 3. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCES: NONE 4. COMMENTS IF ANY: PILOT LIVED UNTIL 5/10/2010 AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE VENTILATOR.
NTSB investigation
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