What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 9, 2011 at approximately 8:30AM local time N3344A, flown by privacy data omitted, crashed at the Geneseo Airport (D52) upon landing and suffered substantial damage. privacy data omitted/N3344A departed kbqr approximately 8:10AM local time in formation with a comanche. When privacy data omitted was on final approach to runway 23 he lost sight of the comanche, which was the lead airplane in the formation. The pilot veered left in an effort to gain back visual contact on the comanche. While sidestepping, approximately 20 feet above the ground, privacy data omitted wound up stalling the aircraft. The aircraft impacted the ground, in a grassy field, approximately 156 feet left of the runway 23 centerline. The aircraft came to rest facing northwest. The last third of left wing was bent up at a 45 degree angle, the right wing was twisted and showed wrinkles in the skin, the right main gear was collapsed and the nose gear sheered off the airplane. The engine and engine cowl area sustained damage. The propeller tips were bent (q-tipped).
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 9, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30AM LOCAL TIME N3344A, FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED AT THE GENESEO AIRPORT (D52) UPON LANDING AND SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/N3344A DEPARTED KBQR APPROXIMATELY 8:10AM LOCAL TIME IN FORMATION WITH A COMANCHE. WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 HE LOST SIGHT OF THE COMANCHE, WHICH WAS THE LEAD AIRPLANE IN THE FORMATION. THE PILOT VEERED LEFT IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN BACK VISUAL CONTACT ON THE COMANCHE. WHILE SIDESTEPPING, APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WOUND UP STALLING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, IN A GRASSY FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 156 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY 23 CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING NORTHWEST. THE LAST THIRD OF LEFT WING WAS BENT UP AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, THE RIGHT WING WAS TWISTED AND SHOWED WRINKLES IN THE SKIN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE GEAR SHEERED OFF THE AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COWL AREA SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT (Q-TIPPED).
NTSB investigation
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