What happened
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The nashville FSDO received a call from tsa at 1315 hours on 4/19/2012. They inquired about an aircraft accident at M93. The FSDO had not been notified. The atlanta operations center was called. They had not been notified. Inspector allen called the houston county sheriff's department and spoke with privacy data omitted, who was on the scene. He stated that the pilot and three passengers were transported to vanderbilt medical center in nashville by medevac helicopter, with non life threatening injuries. Inspectors bolton and allen drove to the scene and arrived at 1530 hours. Photographs were made. A pilot known by inspector allen, privacy data omitted, was working at his home near the airport. He stated there had been a steady west wind all day. The wind was out of the west upon arriving at the scene at 10 to 15 knots. Sheriff darrell allison stated the wind had been out of the west. The pilot told sheriff's deputies he had attempted to land on runway 8 and was high and fast. He tried to go around and hit a raised roadway berm off the departure end of runway 8. The aircraft struck a tree, spun around, and came to rest in a field adjacent to the roadway. Control continuity was established with the remaining components. The propeller indicated it was under power when it struck the ground. The aircraft came to rest on an approximate heading of 10 degrees. The aircraft was approximately 677 feet west of the end of the runway. The engine was partially separated from the airframe. The fuselage was broken behind the baggage area. Inspector bolton determined that fuel was present in the tanks. The manual fuel gauges indicated 13 gallons in each tank. The gauges were photographed. Inspector bolton and allen interviewed the pilot, 4/20/2012, at vanderbilt medical center intensive care. The pilot stated that this was the shortest field he had ever landed on. He stated he departed waverly, TN, 0M5 and that the wind was out of the east. He did not look at the windsock at M93. He was high and fast on his approach to runway 8 and wanted to go around. He stated that the aircraft would not climb as he attempted the go around.privacy data omitted Stated he had pilot and aircraft logbooks in his safe in amarillo, Texas, and would contact the nashville FSDO when his physical condition permitted. A review was made of the records on 5/24/2012.
As the FAA filed it
THE NASHVILLE FSDO RECEIVED A CALL FROM TSA AT 1315 HOURS ON 4/19/2012. THEY INQUIRED ABOUT AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT M93. THE FSDO HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE ATLANTA OPERATIONS CENTER WAS CALLED. THEY HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. INSPECTOR ALLEN CALLED THE HOUSTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO WAS ON THE SCENE. HE STATED THAT THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER IN NASHVILLE BY MEDEVAC HELICOPTER, WITH NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.INSPECTORS BOLTON AND ALLEN DROVE TO THE SCENE AND ARRIVED AT 1530 HOURS. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE MADE. A PILOT KNOWN BY INSPECTOR ALLEN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS WORKING AT HIS HOME NEAR THE AIRPORT. HE STATED THERE HAD BEEN A STEADY WEST WIND ALL DAY. THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE WEST UPON ARRIVING AT THE SCENE AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHERIFF DARRELL ALLISON STATED THE WIND HAD BEEN OUT OF THE WEST.THE PILOT TOLD SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 8 AND WAS HIGH AND FAST. HE TRIED TO GO AROUND AND HIT A RAISED ROADWAY BERM OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 8. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE, SPUN AROUND, AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE ROADWAY.CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE REMAINING COMPONENTS. THE PROPELLER INDICATED IT WAS UNDER POWER WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 10 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 677 FEET WEST OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE FUSELAGE WAS BROKEN BEHIND THE BAGGAGE AREA.INSPECTOR BOLTON DETERMINED THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE TANKS. THE MANUAL FUEL GAUGES INDICATED 13 GALLONS IN EACH TANK. THE GAUGES WERE PHOTOGRAPHED.INSPECTOR BOLTON AND ALLEN INTERVIEWED THE PILOT, 4/20/2012, AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER INTENSIVE CARE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SHORTEST FIELD HE HAD EVER LANDED ON. HE STATED HE DEPARTED WAVERLY, TN, 0M5 AND THAT THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE EAST. HE DID NOT LOOK AT THE WINDSOCK AT M93. HE WAS HIGH AND FAST ON HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 8 AND WANTED TO GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AS HE ATTEMPTED THE GO AROUND.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE HAD PILOT AND AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS IN HIS SAFE IN AMARILLO, TEXAS, AND WOULD CONTACT THE NASHVILLE FSDO WHEN HIS PHYSICAL CONDITION PERMITTED. A REVIEW WAS MADE OF THE RECORDS ON 5/24/2012.
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