What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was flying from kffm to kfar with an intermediate stop at kjkj (Moorhead). When leaving kffm, winds were light. Upon entering kfars trsa, the pilot contacted approach. He was given a squak code and was informed that the winds at kfar were calm. The pilot proceeded to overfly kjkj and the windsock indicated a crosswind but not strong. He set up for approach and called his entry at downwind base and final. The approach was normal until just above the runway on final when he suddenly needed aileron into the wind. He used rudder to try to square the landing with the runway. The pilot stated that he believes that effort slowed the plane enough for it to stall and land hard. On touchdown he found himself at the left edge of the runway with the nose wheel pointed left. The aircraft then departed to the left of the runway into the ditch between the runway and taxiway, hitting two runway lights. The aircraft continued along the ditch hitting the intersecting taxiway pavement edge, sending the aircraft airborne briefly. The aircraft landed on the other side of the taxiway in the ditch left of the runway. At this point the nose wheel seperated the aircraft causing the aircraft to nose into the dirt and flip over. The pilot shut off switches and found his seatbelt/harness release button and climbed out the broken pilot side window. The pilot shut off the fuel and switches intially missed. He then walked to the kjkj terminal and called fss to report the accident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS FLYING FROM KFFM TO KFAR WITH AN INTERMEDIATE STOP AT KJKJ (MOORHEAD). WHEN LEAVING KFFM, WINDS WERE LIGHT. UPON ENTERING KFARS TRSA, THE PILOT CONTACTED APPROACH. HE WAS GIVEN A SQUAK CODE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDS AT KFAR WERE CALM. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO OVERFLY KJKJ AND THE WINDSOCK INDICATED A CROSSWIND BUT NOT STRONG. HE SET UP FOR APPROACH AND CALLED HIS ENTRY AT DOWNWIND BASE AND FINAL. THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL UNTIL JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY ON FINAL WHEN HE SUDDENLY NEEDED AILERON INTO THE WIND. HE USED RUDDER TO TRY TO SQUARE THE LANDING WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THAT EFFORT SLOWED THE PLANE ENOUGH FOR IT TO STALL AND LAND HARD. ON TOUCHDOWN HE FOUND HIMSELF AT THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE WHEEL POINTED LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DITCH BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY, HITTING TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ALONG THE DITCH HITTING THE INTERSECTING TAXIWAY PAVEMENT EDGE, SENDING THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE BRIEFLY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY IN THE DITCH LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT THE NOSE WHEEL SEPERATED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE INTO THE DIRT AND FLIP OVER. THE PILOT SHUT OFF SWITCHES AND FOUND HIS SEATBELT/HARNESS RELEASE BUTTON AND CLIMBED OUT THE BROKEN PILOT SIDE WINDOW. THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL AND SWITCHES INTIALLY MISSED. HE THEN WALKED TO THE KJKJ TERMINAL AND CALLED FSS TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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