What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07/25/2013 aircraft N31YH was preparing to land at (pih) Pocatello airport on runway 21 with a l/h cross quartering tail wind from 270 degrees @7KTS. No mechanical issues were reported by the pilot. Pilot states aircraft would not sink and had an indicated airspeed of 70KTS. PIC makes an input to increase angle of decent. When main landing gear contacts terrain the right hand wing climbs and the tail yaws left. The left main landing gear fold under the aircraft and the prop and left hand wing strike the ground. The PIC and passenger get out without injury. The last annual on the aircraft was performed 11/4/2012
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/25/2013 AIRCRAFT N31YH WAS PREPARING TO LAND AT (PIH) POCATELLO AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 21 WITH A L/H CROSS QUARTERING TAIL WIND FROM 270 DEGREES @7KTS. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. PILOT STATES AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT SINK AND HAD AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 70KTS. PIC MAKES AN INPUT TO INCREASE ANGLE OF DECENT. WHEN MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTS TERRAIN THE RIGHT HAND WING CLIMBS AND THE TAIL YAWS LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLD UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PROP AND LEFT HAND WING STRIKE THE GROUND. THE PIC AND PASSENGER GET OUT WITHOUT INJURY. THE LAST ANNUAL ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED 11/4/2012
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.