What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was trying to land on rwy 18 with a slight tailwind. He made two attempts to land but did a go-around on each attempt. On the 3rd try, he attempted another go-around, but the aircraft pitched nose-up steeply, the left wing dropped and the aircraft made a steep descending turn to the left. The aircraft then crashed into the trees and impacted the ground at a very steep angle, killing the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO LAND ON RWY 18 WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND. HE MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND BUT DID A GO-AROUND ON EACH ATTEMPT. ON THE 3RD TRY, HE ATTEMPTED ANOTHER GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE-UP STEEPLY, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP DESCENDING TURN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CRASHED INTO THE TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE, KILLING THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.