What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 22, 2012, about 1640 mountain daylight time, a Waggonner Excalibur, N165AW, collided with terrain during an approach to the runway at the Buhl Municipal Airport, Buhl, Idaho. The owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained serious injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local personal flight departed from Buhl about 1630. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. According to witnesses, the pilot was performing a series of high speed taxi tests on the parallel taxiway located south of the runway. After several times of traversing the length of the taxiway, the airplane taxied onto the active runway at the midfield point. The airplane then accelerated down the runway and became airborne in the gusty winds. The witnesses heard the engine power increase and the airplane continued to ascend. The airplane maneuvered near the airport for about 10 minutes and then approached back to the runway. While on final approach, the airplane appeared unstable and the pilot performed a go around. The witnesses further stated that the airplane made several turns and the pilot appeared to be attempting to return back to the runway. With the airplane about 20 feet above ground level (AGL), the airplane stalled and descended into the terrain. The airplane came to rest near the approach end of runway 27 with the engine still running. The pilot was transported to a nearby hospital.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 22, 2012, ABOUT 1640 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A WAGGONNER EXCALIBUR, N165AW, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AN APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY AT THE BUHL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BUHL, IDAHO. THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM BUHL ABOUT 1630. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A SERIES OF HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY LOCATED SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF TRAVERSING THE LENGTH OF THE TAXIWAY, THE AIRPLANE TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AT THE MIDFIELD POINT. THE AIRPLANE THEN ACCELERATED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND BECAME AIRBORNE IN THE GUSTY WINDS. THE WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE POWER INCREASE AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO ASCEND. THE AIRPLANE MANEUVERED NEAR THE AIRPORT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN APPROACHED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE APPEARED UNSTABLE AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND. THE WITNESSES FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE MADE SEVERAL TURNS AND THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY. WITH THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND DESCENDED INTO THE TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27 WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.