What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 2, 2011 approximately 0900 central standard time, an American legend AL3, N102PJ, registered to shell air, LLC and operated by four winds aviation, inc, was substantially damaged during landing rollout on runway 35 when the aircraft bounced several times and departed the runway, struck a constrution sign, and flipped upside down at Aero Country Airport (T31) located in Mckinney, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) and calm winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The training flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 61 and part 91 without a flight plan. The student pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not seriously injured. Examination of the aircraft and aircraft/engine logbooks revealed that airworthines was not a factor.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 2, 2011 APPROXIMATELY 0900 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AMERICAN LEGEND AL3, N102PJ, REGISTERED TO SHELL AIR, LLC AND OPERATED BY FOUR WINDS AVIATION, INC, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 35 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A CONSTRUTION SIGN, AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AT AERO COUNTRY AIRPORT (T31) LOCATED IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND CALM WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 61 AND PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT/ENGINE LOGBOOKS REVEALED THAT AIRWORTHINES WAS NOT A FACTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.