What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 27, 2010 a Smith martin p Lancair 360 crash landed short of runway 3L at Felts field. On scene investigation revealed aircraft impacted terrain approximately 100' short of approach end at runway 3L. While attempting to land aircraft impacted runway end identifier lights main electrical junction box causing substantial damage to left hand wing. Further damage included propeller strike, left, right and nose landing gear separation due to impact with terrain. Aircraft was moved to secure location where an inspection was completed. Other findings included; right hand flap leading edge structure located above trailing edge of wing surface which caused an asymmetric flap condition, alternator circuit breaker tripped and unable to reset.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 27, 2010 A SMITH MARTIN P LANCAIR 360 CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 3L AT FELTS FIELD. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 100' SHORT OF APPROACH END AT RUNWAY 3L. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS MAIN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT HAND WING. FURTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED PROPELLER STRIKE, LEFT, RIGHT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATION DUE TO IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO SECURE LOCATION WHERE AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. OTHER FINDINGS INCLUDED; RIGHT HAND FLAP LEADING EDGE STRUCTURE LOCATED ABOVE TRAILING EDGE OF WING SURFACE WHICH CAUSED AN ASYMMETRIC FLAP CONDITION, ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND UNABLE TO RESET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.