What happened
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Arrived at the accident scene in Acworth, GA. Review of the scene indicates that the aircraft touched down on the 13th fairway of bent waters golf course traveling in a north by northwesterly direction. The aircraft remained on its landing gear traveling approximately 500 feet before the left wing contacted a large pine tree causing the aircraft to pivot sharply 90 degrees to the left. The aircraft came to rest approximately 525 feet from its initial touchdown point facing east, southeast GPS fixn 34DEG 02.952 w 84DEG 45.875. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing leading edge at the mid span area and deformation of the aircraft fuselage at the left wing rear spar to fuselage joint after contacting a pine tree. The left main fuel tank was ruptured as indicated by a fuel stain on the lower wing surface. It is important to note that there was no evidence of anything more then residue fuel in the left wing tank as no discoloration of vegetation was noted along the landing route or at the aircrafts final resting place. A visual look in to the left main tank confirmed that it was empty. The left hand flap is hanging from its hinges as a result of the landing. The aircrafts propeller sustained bends to two out of the three blades, none of which indicated that the engine was under power at the time the damage occurred. Additionally the prop spinner was damaged from contact with a pine tree and possible damage to the engine mounts has occurred as the engine alignment appears to be off. The right wing has sustained relatively little damage. A verification of fuel in the right wing was performed and fuel was visible in the tank.
As the FAA filed it
ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE IN ACWORTH, GA. REVIEW OF THE SCENE INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE 13TH FAIRWAY OF BENT WATERS GOLF COURSE TRAVELING IN A NORTH BY NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON ITS LANDING GEAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A LARGE PINE TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT SHARPLY 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 525 FEET FROM ITS INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT FACING EAST, SOUTHEAST GPS FIXN 34DEG 02.952 W 84DEG 45.875. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AT THE MID SPAN AREA AND DEFORMATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AT THE LEFT WING REAR SPAR TO FUSELAGE JOINT AFTER CONTACTING A PINE TREE. THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED AS INDICATED BY A FUEL STAIN ON THE LOWER WING SURFACE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING MORE THEN RESIDUE FUEL IN THE LEFT WING TANK AS NO DISCOLORATION OF VEGETATION WAS NOTED ALONG THE LANDING ROUTE OR AT THE AIRCRAFTS FINAL RESTING PLACE. A VISUAL LOOK IN TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THE LEFT HAND FLAP IS HANGING FROM ITS HINGES AS A RESULT OF THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFTS PROPELLER SUSTAINED BENDS TO TWO OUT OF THE THREE BLADES, NONE OF WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS UNDER POWER AT THE TIME THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY THE PROP SPINNER WAS DAMAGED FROM CONTACT WITH A PINE TREE AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAS OCCURRED AS THE ENGINE ALIGNMENT APPEARS TO BE OFF. THE RIGHT WING HAS SUSTAINED RELATIVELY LITTLE DAMAGE. A VERIFICATION OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING WAS PERFORMED AND FUEL WAS VISIBLE IN THE TANK.
NTSB investigation
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