What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he departed tvc @ approx, 1930L on 8/28 and arrived at 1D2 approx. 2130L, landing rnwy 36. The pilot stated moments from touchdown, a gust of wind caught him and blew the aircraft to the west. He tried to stabilize and added power in an attempt to go around. The aircraft impacted a ditch, damaging the left wing, and breaking off the nose landing gear. The right wing tip was also damaged. The aircraft came to rest, approximately 710 ft down the runway and 100 ft, west of the runway centerline, with the aircraft facing east. Pilot stated that there were people working in the t hangars and that they helped him move the aircraft, due to the fact it was leaking fuel. Pilot contacted fss at approx. 0000L to report the accident. Weather at the time was:2011-08-29 00:56:26, kyip 290053Z 34006KT 10SM clr 17/09 A2991 rmk AO2 SLP1232011-08-29 00:56:27, kdtw 290053Z 36005KT 10SM FEW065 19/07 A2990 rmk AO2 SLP121EXAMINATION of the accident path indicates that the aircraft initially touched down in the grass west of the runway between the parallel taxiway and runway, the aircraft then traveled towards the runway through the grass.a CFI that had landed shortly before the accident aircraft stated that the winds were relatively calm and he observed no wind gusts. The accident pilot's wife was waiting at the airport to pick up him up, she did not see the accident happen, but when asked about the weather conditions at the time of the accident she commented that there was bats flying around and indicated that the wind sock was hanging limp.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED TVC @ APPROX, 1930L ON 8/28 AND ARRIVED AT 1D2 APPROX. 2130L, LANDING RNWY 36. THE PILOT STATED MOMENTS FROM TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT HIM AND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WEST. HE TRIED TO STABILIZE AND ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DITCH, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING, AND BREAKING OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, APPROXIMATELY 710 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 100 FT, WEST OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, WITH THE AIRCRAFT FACING EAST.PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE T HANGARS AND THAT THEY HELPED HIM MOVE THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS LEAKING FUEL. PILOT CONTACTED FSS AT APPROX. 0000L TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT.WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS:2011-08-29 00:56:26, KYIP 290053Z 34006KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP1232011-08-29 00:56:27, KDTW 290053Z 36005KT 10SM FEW065 19/07 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP121EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT PATH INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS WEST OF THE RUNWAY BETWEEN THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY THROUGH THE GRASS.A CFI THAT HAD LANDED SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE RELATIVELY CALM AND HE OBSERVED NO WIND GUSTS.THE ACCIDENT PILOT'S WIFE WAS WAITING AT THE AIRPORT TO PICK UP HIM UP, SHE DID NOT SEE THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN, BUT WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT SHE COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS BATS FLYING AROUND AND INDICATED THAT THE WIND SOCK WAS HANGING LIMP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.