What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airplane departed from an unapproved airport, with a passenger, in an airplane that is an amateur home-built airplane. The aircraft was not inspected 0R issued an airworthiness certificate. On approach to the landing strip, the right wing of the airplane struck a tree, causing the aircraft to cartwheel, and the aircraft struck the ground nose first in a vertical attitude, and then falling over onto its back, upside down and inverted. The pilot stated, "he was too low and hit the tree prior to landing". In addition, he stated that the accident was caused by pilot error. The pilot and one occupant onboard the airplane were seriously injured and taken to the local hospital.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM AN UNAPPROVED AIRPORT, WITH A PASSENGER, IN AN AIRPLANE THAT IS AN AMATEUR HOME-BUILT AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INSPECTED 0R ISSUED AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. ON APPROACH TO THE LANDING STRIP, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE FIRST IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE, AND THEN FALLING OVER ONTO ITS BACK, UPSIDE DOWN AND INVERTED. THE PILOT STATED, "HE WAS TOO LOW AND HIT THE TREE PRIOR TO LANDING". IN ADDITION, HE STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY PILOT ERROR. THE PILOT AND ONE OCCUPANT ONBOARD THE AIRPLANE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.