What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 03/19/11 N329SM, a Cirrus R-22, piloted by privacy data omitted, private pilot certificate privacy data omitted while attempting to land at Mesa, AZ Falcon Field Airport (kffz), crashed sustaining substantial damage with no injuries to the three occupants and two animals on board. N329SM was cleared to land on runway 22L. Weather was not a factor as the conditions were clear with winds light and variable. privacy data omitted Stated that as he was just entering ground effect during landing and close proximity to the runway surface he "felt something he didn't like" and decided to go-around. privacy data omitted Further stated that the aircraft did not respond to his advancement of the throttles and retraction of the flaps. The aircraft began to sink striking the runway and then veering to the left into the transient ramp area. The aircraft left wing struck the ground first further turning the heading away from the runway. N329SM continued across the ramp area striking N2359Z, a parked Cessna CE-172, coming to rest after causing considerable damage to the empennage of the Cessna. Accident investigation, witness interview and aircraft inspection indicate the high probability that the flaps were retracted at an inappropriate time during the critical phase of landing causing the aircraft to fall through "ground effect" out of control striking the runway with extreme force.
As the FAA filed it
ON 03/19/11 N329SM, A CIRRUS R-22, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT MESA, AZ FALCON FIELD AIRPORT (KFFZ), CRASHED SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO THE THREE OCCUPANTS AND TWO ANIMALS ON BOARD. N329SM WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22L. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR AS THE CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WITH WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AS HE WAS JUST ENTERING GROUND EFFECT DURING LANDING AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE HE "FELT SOMETHING HE DIDN'T LIKE" AND DECIDED TO GO-AROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO HIS ADVANCEMENT OF THE THROTTLES AND RETRACTION OF THE FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND THEN VEERING TO THE LEFT INTO THE TRANSIENT RAMP AREA. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST FURTHER TURNING THE HEADING AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY. N329SM CONTINUED ACROSS THE RAMP AREA STRIKING N2359Z, A PARKED CESSNA CE-172, COMING TO REST AFTER CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE OF THE CESSNA. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, WITNESS INTERVIEW AND AIRCRAFT INSPECTION INDICATE THE HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME DURING THE CRITICAL PHASE OF LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL THROUGH "GROUND EFFECT" OUT OF CONTROL STRIKING THE RUNWAY WITH EXTREME FORCE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.