What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N9761L departed aguila, AZ 0700 heading west to bouse, AZ. The pilot and passenger were on a sight seeing trip and flew over an intaglio known as the fisherman, then proceeded east to the Wayside Inn. At approximately 0815, the aircraft touched down on the private dirt strip at the Wayside Inn to the very right side of the runway centerline. The aircraft bounced and immediately became airborne for approximately 150 feet. It touched down again further to the right of centerline with the nose yawed approximately 15 degrees and immediately departed the runway. The pilot stated that he powered the engine up in an attempt to perform a go around, but was unable to get lift. The aircraft traveled approximately 1500 feet through the desert, parallel to the runway, striking brush and cacti. At approximately 1200 feet into the desert the aircraft struck and destroyed a wind sock pole with the propeller. The pilot stated that he pulled back the power after striking the pole. As the aircraft's nose gear settled to the ground, it broke loose and the aircraft's propeller stuck the ground. The aircraft slid on its nose for approximately another 150 feet before coming to a stop in the desert 50 feet west of the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N9761L DEPARTED AGUILA, AZ 0700 HEADING WEST TO BOUSE, AZ. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ON A SIGHT SEEING TRIP AND FLEW OVER AN INTAGLIO KNOWN AS THE FISHERMAN, THEN PROCEEDED EAST TO THE WAYSIDE INN. AT APPROXIMATELY 0815, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE PRIVATE DIRT STRIP AT THE WAYSIDE INN TO THE VERY RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND IMMEDIATELY BECAME AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET. IT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN FURTHER TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE WITH THE NOSE YAWED APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES AND IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE POWERED THE ENGINE UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A GO AROUND, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET LIFT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET THROUGH THE DESERT, PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, STRIKING BRUSH AND CACTI. AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET INTO THE DESERT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND DESTROYED A WIND SOCK POLE WITH THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PULLED BACK THE POWER AFTER STRIKING THE POLE. AS THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR SETTLED TO THE GROUND, IT BROKE LOOSE AND THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER STUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS NOSE FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 150 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN THE DESERT 50 FEET WEST OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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