What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 4, 2012, at 0852 pacific standard time, a Bowers Fly Baby 1-A, N41017, veered off runway 18 and collided with a hangar at Fallbrook Community Airpark, Fallbrook, California. The pilot operated the airplane under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations, part 91. The private pilot was seriously injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. No witnesses observed the accident. The airplane had veered off the runway and collided with the hangar doors of the t-hangar. The airplane impacted nose first, and the aircraft came to rest on the ground with the wing landing wires hooked on the hangar beam structure. The right wing folded up and the tail section broke off from the fuselage. The main hangar door damaged the left wing leading edge of a parked hangar aircraft. The engine broke off from the aircraft and impact damaged the left stabilizer leading edge of a parked hangar aircraft. The pilot was life flighted to a hospital. The left lower wing of the accident aircraft showed evidence of impact damage by the left elevated runway edge light assembly.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 4, 2012, AT 0852 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BOWERS FLY BABY 1-A, N41017, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 18 AND COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR AT FALLBROOK COMMUNITY AIRPARK, FALLBROOK, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.NO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE HAD VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE HANGAR DOORS OF THE T-HANGAR. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED NOSE FIRST, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND WITH THE WING LANDING WIRES HOOKED ON THE HANGAR BEAM STRUCTURE. THE RIGHT WING FOLDED UP AND THE TAIL SECTION BROKE OFF FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE MAIN HANGAR DOOR DAMAGED THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OF A PARKED HANGAR AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE BROKE OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACT DAMAGED THE LEFT STABILIZER LEADING EDGE OF A PARKED HANGAR AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS LIFE FLIGHTED TO A HOSPITAL.THE LEFT LOWER WING OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE BY THE LEFT ELEVATED RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.