What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mr. Bush holds an FAA private pilot certificate single engine land and sea, multiengine land and instrument rating and has approximately 800 hours in this make and model aircraft and 11050 hours total time. Mr. Bush holds a valid second class medical certificate that was issued on 02/23/2009. Mr. Bush indicated that he had logged 30 hours in the last 90 days. At the time of the accident the weather was VMC, rwy 35 in use and winds 280 at 20 to 25 with gusts. According to Mr. Bush, while landing on runway 35 at West Georgia Regional a gust of wind caused him to go around and while doing so the prop and left gear struck a runway sign approximately 5 feet from the runway near a taxiway intersection. This resulted in the aircraft settling down and the propeller and aircraft coming in contact with the surface. The aircraft crossed the intersection and ground looped. The stated approach to touch down speed was approximately 90 knots. The passenger, privacy data omitted agreed with this statement. The aircraft sustained damage to the left wing leading edge top inboard side of the horizontal stabilizer, lower surface, lower spar, fuselage belly. The engine had evidence of sudden stoppage and the propeller was bent. At the time of the accident the tach indicator was 6 hours since restoration. The annual was current. The passenger, Mr. Kimsey is an ATP and Mr. Bush was pilot in command and was not receiving flight instruction from Mr. Kimsey.  amendment 07-01-2010 06/30/2010 - reviewed NTSB report and found conflicting statements from Mr. Bush regarding event. I interviewed the passenger Mr. Kimsey who is an ATP without a current medical and this information was not presented during initial interviews and respective statements. According to Mr. Kimsey, mr bush was landing and bounced two or three times and Mr. Kimsey elected to take over when the aircraft exited the runway. A go around was attempted but struck a sign approximately 30 inches in the air causing the left gear to be damaged and resulted in the aircraft desencing and ground loop. The recommendation to 44-709 still applies to mr bush for this type aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
MR. BUSH HOLDS AN FAA PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND SEA, MULTIENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATING AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 800 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT AND 11050 HOURS TOTAL TIME. MR. BUSH HOLDS A VALID SECOND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THAT WAS ISSUED ON 02/23/2009. MR. BUSH INDICATED THAT HE HAD LOGGED 30 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS VMC, RWY 35 IN USE AND WINDS 280 AT 20 TO 25 WITH GUSTS. ACCORDING TO MR. BUSH, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT WEST GEORGIA REGIONAL A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO GO AROUND AND WHILE DOING SO THE PROP AND LEFT GEAR STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY NEAR A TAXIWAY INTERSECTION. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING DOWN AND THE PROPELLER AND AIRCRAFT COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE INTERSECTION AND GROUND LOOPED. THE STATED APPROACH TO TOUCH DOWN SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 90 KNOTS. THE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AGREED WITH THIS STATEMENT.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE TOP INBOARD SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, LOWER SURFACE, LOWER SPAR, FUSELAGE BELLY. THE ENGINE HAD EVIDENCE OF SUDDEN STOPPAGE AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE TACH INDICATOR WAS 6 HOURS SINCE RESTORATION. THE ANNUAL WAS CURRENT.THE PASSENGER, MR. KIMSEY IS AN ATP AND MR. BUSH WAS PILOT IN COMMAND AND WAS NOT RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM MR. KIMSEY.  AMENDMENT 07-01-2010 06/30/2010 - REVIEWED NTSB REPORT AND FOUND CONFLICTING STATEMENTS FROM MR. BUSH REGARDING EVENT. I INTERVIEWED THE PASSENGER MR. KIMSEY WHO IS AN ATP WITHOUT A CURRENT MEDICAL AND THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT PRESENTED DURING INITIAL INTERVIEWS AND RESPECTIVE STATEMENTS. ACCORDING TO MR. KIMSEY, MR BUSH WAS LANDING AND BOUNCED TWO OR THREE TIMES AND MR. KIMSEY ELECTED TO TAKE OVER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY. A GO AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED BUT STRUCK A SIGN APPROXIMATELY 30 INCHES IN THE AIR CAUSING THE LEFT GEAR TO BE DAMAGED AND RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DESENCING AND GROUND LOOP. THE RECOMMENDATION TO 44-709 STILL APPLIES TO MR BUSH FOR THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.