What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mr. Hartman elected an approach for landing to the east with a left quartering tailwind. At approximatly 20 feet AGL Mr. Hartman lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft stalled, the right wing droped, the aircraft fell to the right side of the runway, the left wing impacted a tree at approximately 3O feet AGL and the aircraft cartwheeled and tumbled to the southeast. The aircraft was destroyed and came to a rest facing northwest approximately 100 feet from the edge of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
MR. HARTMAN ELECTED AN APPROACH FOR LANDING TO THE EAST WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. AT APPROXIMATLY 20 FEET AGL MR. HARTMAN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, THE RIGHT WING DROPED, THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 3O FEET AGL AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND TUMBLED TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND CAME TO A REST FACING NORTHWEST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.