What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A witness stated that he observed the airplane on a normal approach to runway 34.
The witness stated that the aircraft was about 200 feet above the ground.
The witness stated that the sink rate increased and he thought that the aircraft would hit short of the runway.
The witness stated that the engine was running and there was no engine power increase for the high rate of sink.
The witness stated that the pilot made a hard landing 200 feet short of runway 34.
The aircraft traveled 75 feet in the dirt. The nose and right landing gear broke off the aircraft. The propeller struck the ground and the aircraft flipped onto its back.
During an interview of the pilot, he told the reporting inspector that he only remembers being fixated on the electric wires at the approach end of the runway and that the aircraft was operating normally.
As the FAA filed it
A WITNESS STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ON A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34.
THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.
THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE SINK RATE INCREASED AND HE THOUGHT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD HIT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER INCREASE FOR THE HIGH RATE OF SINK.
THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING 200 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 34.
THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 75 FEET IN THE DIRT. THE NOSE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.
DURING AN INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT, HE TOLD THE REPORTING INSPECTOR THAT HE ONLY REMEMBERS BEING FIXATED ON THE ELECTRIC WIRES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.