What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 25, 2010, at approximately 0930 MDT, an Airborne Outback, an experimental light sport weight-shift-control aircraft, crashed on landing at Front Range Airport (ftg) in Watkins, CO. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91, was operating with a flight plan and was at the conclusion of a student pilot cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft received substantial damage to the wing and nose gear. The student pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 25, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 MDT, AN AIRBORNE OUTBACK, AN EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT WEIGHT-SHIFT-CONTROL AIRCRAFT, CRASHED ON LANDING AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (FTG) IN WATKINS, CO. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, WAS OPERATING WITH A FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS AT THE CONCLUSION OF A STUDENT PILOT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING AND NOSE GEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.