What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was too low on final approach to rwy 10 at Smoketown (S37). As a result, the aircraft's left wing struck a tree on final approach. The impact caused the aircraft's nose to turn left approximately 40 degress off rwy center-line. The aircraft continued to decend, contacted the ground, and became airborne again. The pilot then banked the aircraft hard left to avoid impact with a hanger. The aircraft contacted the ground, nose and left wing down on a heading of approximately 290 degrees. On initial impact the left wing was bent up and partially separated from the fuselage, the engine was partially dislodged from the engine mounts, and the nose gear was separated from the aircraft. The aircraft then rotated approximately 180 degrees, contacting the right wing and tail, and coming to rest 50 yards from the initial point of impact on a heading of 090 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS TOO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 10 AT SMOKETOWN (S37). AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE TO TURN LEFT APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGRESS OFF RWY CENTER-LINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DECEND, CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PILOT THEN BANKED THE AIRCRAFT HARD LEFT TO AVOID IMPACT WITH A HANGER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, NOSE AND LEFT WING DOWN ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 290 DEGREES. ON INITIAL IMPACT THE LEFT WING WAS BENT UP AND PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY DISLODGED FROM THE ENGINE MOUNTS, AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES, CONTACTING THE RIGHT WING AND TAIL, AND COMING TO REST 50 YARDS FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT ON A HEADING OF 090 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
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