What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 11, 2011, at approximately 1100 local time, FAA inspectors long and o'neille arrived at the scene of an incident involving an Aeronca Champion aircraft bearing registration N38691. The pilot was attempting to land on runway 19 with a west gusty cross wind. The aircraft touched down on its right wheel and then departed the runway to the left, impacting and destroying the PAPI light system located just left of the runway pavement. The aircraft came to rest in a bean field approximately 150 to 200 ft off the left side of the runway at about a 45 degree angle. The aircraft's left main gear was attached to the fuselage but was collapsed. The left wing was on the ground and had some wrinkling in the fabric but was not torn. Located on the underside of the right wing there is a puncher in the fabric about the size of a mans fist just behind the round inspection plate. The right wings struts were bent about half way up. The propeller was significantly damaged exhibiting bending toward the rear of the aircraft. There were pieces missing from the outer portions of the propeller where it struck the PAPI equipment. The fuselage came to rest with its nose pointing about a 340 degree heading. The aircraft had fuel in the wing tanks and there was about 3.5 quarts of oil on the dip stick. No charts were discovered in the cockpit area. The throttle was in the full forward position and the carburetor heat control was on. The fuel selector was in the off position. The ELT showed a replacement date of November 2010.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 11, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 LOCAL TIME, FAA INSPECTORS LONG AND O'NEILLE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING AN AERONCA CHAMPION AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION N38691. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19 WITH A WEST GUSTY CROSS WIND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ITS RIGHT WHEEL AND THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, IMPACTING AND DESTROYING THE PAPI LIGHT SYSTEM LOCATED JUST LEFT OF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 FT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE BUT WAS COLLAPSED. THE LEFT WING WAS ON THE GROUND AND HAD SOME WRINKLING IN THE FABRIC BUT WAS NOT TORN. LOCATED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING THERE IS A PUNCHER IN THE FABRIC ABOUT THE SIZE OF A MANS FIST JUST BEHIND THE ROUND INSPECTION PLATE. THE RIGHT WINGS STRUTS WERE BENT ABOUT HALF WAY UP. THE PROPELLER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED EXHIBITING BENDING TOWARD THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE PIECES MISSING FROM THE OUTER PORTIONS OF THE PROPELLER WHERE IT STRUCK THE PAPI EQUIPMENT. THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST WITH ITS NOSE POINTING ABOUT A 340 DEGREE HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL IN THE WING TANKS AND THERE WAS ABOUT 3.5 QUARTS OF OIL ON THE DIP STICK.NO CHARTS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE COCKPIT AREA. THE THROTTLE WAS IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS ON. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE ELT SHOWED A REPLACEMENT DATE OF NOVEMBER 2010.