What happened
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The pilot privacy data omitted was doing some touch and go's at Benton field, Kansas (1 K1). Eye witnesses, who were flying a helicopter in the Benton fieldtraffic pattern, reported that the aircraft was on a half mile final to runway 17. They observed the aircraft at 500 ft AGL, when he suddenly banked hard right over the end of the runway to make a 360 degree turn back to land for traffic spacing. In his first turn, he appeared to experience a buffet andrecovered on a north heading at about 200FT AGL. Then the pilot tried to recover towards the runway and spun in a right turn towards the ground andcrashed about a half mile northwest of runway 17 Benton field, KS. The pilot sustained injuries to his hip and had head lacerations. He wastransported to the hospital, where he is reported in fair condition. The aircraft was moved from the crash site to Benton field, and is stored in a hanger. We have not verbally released the aircraft back to the owner atthis time. Closest weather reported at (MO) jabara airport, wichita, KS1554 zulu winds 150 14 knots, visibility 10 miles clear below 12,000, temp 31 degrees c, dewpoint 21 degrees, altimeter 2983.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DOING SOME TOUCH AND GO'S AT BENTON FIELD, KANSAS (1 K1). EYE WITNESSES, WHO WERE FLYING A HELICOPTER IN THE BENTON FIELDTRAFFIC PATTERN, REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A HALF MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 17. THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT 500 FT AGL, WHEN HE SUDDENLY BANKED HARD RIGHT OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO MAKE A 360 DEGREE TURN BACK TO LAND FOR TRAFFIC SPACING. IN HIS FIRST TURN, HE APPEARED TO EXPERIENCE A BUFFET ANDRECOVERED ON A NORTH HEADING AT ABOUT 200FT AGL. THEN THE PILOT TRIED TO RECOVER TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AND SPUN IN A RIGHT TURN TOWARDS THE GROUND ANDCRASHED ABOUT A HALF MILE NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 17 BENTON FIELD, KS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HIP AND HAD HEAD LACERATIONS. HE WASTRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE IS REPORTED IN FAIR CONDITION.THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE CRASH SITE TO BENTON FIELD, AND IS STORED IN A HANGER. WE HAVE NOT VERBALLY RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE OWNER ATTHIS TIME.CLOSEST WEATHER REPORTED AT (MO) JABARA AIRPORT, WICHITA, KS1554 ZULU WINDS 150 14 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES CLEAR BELOW 12,000, TEMP 31 DEGREES C, DEWPOINT 21 DEGREES, ALTIMETER 2983.
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