What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5-8-10 at 1020 hours MST N918JR, a Piper PA-235 aircraft, piloted by student pilot ricki-lee halling, was landing on runway 32 at Lake Havasu City Airport. The approach was unstable, a go-around was initiated, and the aircraft pitched up, banked 90 degrees left, stalled, went inverted and hit the ground near taxiway bravo that was 569 feet west of runway 32. The aircraft was slidding iniverted on the pavement and came to rest 747 feet west of runway 32 next to the shade hangars.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5-8-10 AT 1020 HOURS MST N918JR, A PIPER PA-235 AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT RICKI-LEE HALLING, WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT LAKE HAVASU CITY AIRPORT. THE APPROACH WAS UNSTABLE, A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED, AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP, BANKED 90 DEGREES LEFT, STALLED, WENT INVERTED AND HIT THE GROUND NEAR TAXIWAY BRAVO THAT WAS 569 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY 32. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLIDDING INIVERTED ON THE PAVEMENT AND CAME TO REST 747 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY 32 NEXT TO THE SHADE HANGARS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.