What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 4, 2013, pilot in command, private pilot, of Cessna CE-182P, N58437, departed the aircrafts home base of Boeing field seattle Washington at approximately 1100 PDT, with one passenger, enroute to Camano Island airfield, Stanwood, Washington. The pilot entered a right downwind for runway 16. After an unsuccessful landing attempt and possible landing in the last third of the 1750? Runway, the pilot attempted a balk landing. Witness statements indicate the pilot applied full power, the nose of the aircraft entered a high pitch angle, and at approximately 30?-40? AGL, the aircraft entered a nose high vertical decent, hard landing on the main landing gear and belly, a forward momentum of the aircraft ensued, where the aircraft came to rest on its back. Weather at the time of the accident was, w@7 10.00 partly cloudy SCT030 59/52 78% 30.07.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 4, 2013, PILOT IN COMMAND, PRIVATE PILOT, OF CESSNA CE-182P, N58437, DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFTS HOME BASE OF BOEING FIELD SEATTLE WASHINGTON AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 PDT, WITH ONE PASSENGER, ENROUTE TO CAMANO ISLAND AIRFIELD, STANWOOD, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 16. AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL LANDING ATTEMPT AND POSSIBLE LANDING IN THE LAST THIRD OF THE 1750? RUNWAY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A BALK LANDING. WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A HIGH PITCH ANGLE, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 30?-40? AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A NOSE HIGH VERTICAL DECENT, HARD LANDING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND BELLY, A FORWARD MOMENTUM OF THE AIRCRAFT ENSUED, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS, W@7 10.00 PARTLY CLOUDY SCT030 59/52 78% 30.07.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.