What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On visiual approach to runway 5 into cak aircraft in control and speeds normal at 75 KTS, no mechanical issues experienced. Upon touchdown aircraft unexpectedly bounced (hard landing), pilot iniated a go-around (speed unknown) which resulted in a loss of control. Aircraft struck terain off runway and violently came to rest in a ravine approximately 100 feet northwest of runway 5 facing in a west direction. Pilot and pax immediately exited aircraft, approximately 2 minutes later aircraft was engulfed in flames and extinguished by fire department. Pilot and pax taken to local hospital to treat minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON VISIUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 INTO CAK AIRCRAFT IN CONTROL AND SPEEDS NORMAL AT 75 KTS, NO MECHANICAL ISSUES EXPERIENCED. UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT UNEXPECTEDLY BOUNCED (HARD LANDING), PILOT INIATED A GO-AROUND (SPEED UNKNOWN) WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERAIN OFF RUNWAY AND VIOLENTLY CAME TO REST IN A RAVINE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 5 FACING IN A WEST DIRECTION. PILOT AND PAX IMMEDIATELY EXITED AIRCRAFT, APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. PILOT AND PAX TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL TO TREAT MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.