From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that while landing at the green county airport (kway) on runway 9, the winds were gusty, and he lost control of the airplane. Inspector jeffery d. halliday witnessed the crash landing and stated that the pilot had made numerous approaches to the grassy area over runway 9 , followed by balked landings. On his final landing rollout, the aircraft ground looped and sustained substantial damage. The winds were estimated to be from 050 degrees at 10 knots.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING AT THE GREEN COUNTY AIRPORT (KWAY) ON RUNWAY 9, THE WINDS WERE GUSTY, AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. INSPECTOR JEFFERY D. HALLIDAY WITNESSED THE CRASH LANDING AND STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD MADE NUMEROUS APPROACHES TO THE GRASSY AREA OVER RUNWAY 9 , FOLLOWED BY BALKED LANDINGS. ON HIS FINAL LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE FROM 050 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.