What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft touched down on threshold of grass runway 14 at wasington Island airport and bounced twice. After second bounce, aircraft initiated a go around, aircraft settled under power with left wing low. Aircraft left wing struck landing light 1500 ft down runway 14 just prior to intersecting runway 20. Aircraft continued off left side of runway under reduced power thru drainage ditch and then second ditch. Aircraft gear collapsed hitting drainage ditch, aircraft empenage then struck terrain thru second ditch. Aircraft came to rest 1500 ft east of runway 14 facing approx 230 DEGREES90 degrees from intended direction of landing.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THRESHOLD OF GRASS RUNWAY 14 AT WASINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT AND BOUNCED TWICE. AFTER SECOND BOUNCE, AIRCRAFT INITIATED A GO AROUND, AIRCRAFT SETTLED UNDER POWER WITH LEFT WING LOW. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK LANDING LIGHT 1500 FT DOWN RUNWAY 14 JUST PRIOR TO INTERSECTING RUNWAY 20. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY UNDER REDUCED POWER THRU DRAINAGE DITCH AND THEN SECOND DITCH. AIRCRAFT GEAR COLLAPSED HITTING DRAINAGE DITCH, AIRCRAFT EMPENAGE THEN STRUCK TERRAIN THRU SECOND DITCH. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 1500 FT EAST OF RUNWAY 14 FACING APPROX 230 DEGREES90 DEGREES FROM INTENDED DIRECTION OF LANDING.
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