What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 26, 2013 at approximately 19:00 CDT, N888TT, a Beechcraft, model A-36, was performing flight instruction in the vicinity of Fort Stockton-pecos county airport located in Fort Stockton, Texas, when the aircraft sustained significant damage during an off airport landing. Prior to the aircraft accident, the private pilot was performing upgrade training for complex aircraft endorsement with the flight instructor. Wind direction was reported at 160 degrees at 11 knots and gusting to 24 knots, during time of the accident.
The aircraft owner, who holds a commercial pilot certificate and a current flight instructor certificate, was pilot in command of the aircaft. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, engine propeller blades and all three landing gear assemblies. Both pilots were uninjured and able to extricate themselves from the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 26, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:00 CDT, N888TT, A BEECHCRAFT, MODEL A-36, WAS PERFORMING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN THE VICINITY OF FORT STOCKTON-PECOS COUNTY AIRPORT LOCATED IN FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT, THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS PERFORMING UPGRADE TRAINING FOR COMPLEX AIRCRAFT ENDORSEMENT WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. WIND DIRECTION WAS REPORTED AT 160 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS AND GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS, DURING TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, WHO HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND A CURRENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE, WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS, ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES AND ALL THREE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES. BOTH PILOTS WERE UNINJURED AND ABLE TO EXTRICATE THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.