What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The cargo only flight, deaprted san juan international airport, enroute to st croix. Shortly after take off from runway 10 he requested to return for runway 10 with a left turn. After about 180 degreesl of turn he requested to return to runway 28. His climb and speed were increasing to this point. The controller cleared him to land and issued the wind as 150@3.the aircraft radar plot shows a decending and decelarating flight path toward runway 28. The external physical evidence shows a right bank angle when the right wind struck the trees and the aircraft crashed on a path of approximately north with the tail being the furthest norh in the wreckage paththe copilots seat deformity was consistent with an aft and left impact, as if the aircraft was going backwards, having been flipped.
As the FAA filed it
THE CARGO ONLY FLIGHT, DEAPRTED SAN JUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ENROUTE TO ST CROIX. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 10 HE REQUESTED TO RETURN FOR RUNWAY 10 WITH A LEFT TURN.AFTER ABOUT 180 DEGREESL OF TURN HE REQUESTED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY 28. HIS CLIMB AND SPEED WERE INCREASING TO THIS POINT. THE CONTROLLER CLEARED HIM TO LAND AND ISSUED THE WIND AS 150@3.THE AIRCRAFT RADAR PLOT SHOWS A DECENDING AND DECELARATING FLIGHT PATH TOWARD RUNWAY 28. THE EXTERNAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SHOWS A RIGHT BANK ANGLE WHEN THE RIGHT WIND STRUCK THE TREES AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A PATH OF APPROXIMATELY NORTH WITH THE TAIL BEING THE FURTHEST NORH IN THE WRECKAGE PATHTHE COPILOTS SEAT DEFORMITY WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN AFT AND LEFT IMPACT, AS IF THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING BACKWARDS, HAVING BEEN FLIPPED.
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