What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
In the late afternoon of July 15, 2011 while on a pleasure flight in and out of family owned airfield registered as 7NY2, with 12 year old grandson and his friend on board, aircraft crashed while landing on runway 26. The aircraft a Piper pa 28-140 with registration N7516R was piloted by the privacy data omitted. The pilot stated that while he was landing to the west, a wind gust blew the aircraft to the right of the runway just before touchdown. The aircraft struck a turf roller which was parked 15 to 20 feet to the right of the runway. When the aircraft came to a stop, it was approximately 50 feet from the roller, facing in the opposite direction and resting on its right side. There was substantial damage to the airframe (right wing severed, fuselage buckled.) The aircraft was released back to the owner after coordination with NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OF JULY 15, 2011 WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN AND OUT OF FAMILY OWNED AIRFIELD REGISTERED AS 7NY2, WITH 12 YEAR OLD GRANDSON AND HIS FRIEND ON BOARD, AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 26. THE AIRCRAFT A PIPER PA 28-140 WITH REGISTRATION N7516R WAS PILOTED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS LANDING TO THE WEST, A WIND GUST BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TURF ROLLER WHICH WAS PARKED 15 TO 20 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE ROLLER, FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND RESTING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME (RIGHT WING SEVERED, FUSELAGE BUCKLED.) THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO THE OWNER AFTER COORDINATION WITH NTSB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.