What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft crash-landed on short final approach in an open field left of runway 18R at hsv airport. The nose wheel experienced a hard stop causing the airplane to tip forward stopping in an inverted position. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to firewall as well as lt and rt wing spars.
Preliminary information indicates that the pilot chose to forego refueling aircraft at departure airport (edn) due to a weak aircraft battery necessitating a jump start prior to departure. Potential fuel stops enroute were bypassed not wanting to shut aircraft down. Pilot was cleared by hsv actc to land rwy 18R. The controllers lost the aircraft lights on short final. There were no injuries to persons onboard.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CRASH-LANDED ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH IN AN OPEN FIELD LEFT OF RUNWAY 18R AT HSV AIRPORT. THE NOSE WHEEL EXPERIENCED A HARD STOP CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TIP FORWARD STOPPING IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AS WELL AS LT AND RT WING SPARS.
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT CHOSE TO FOREGO REFUELING AIRCRAFT AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT (EDN) DUE TO A WEAK AIRCRAFT BATTERY NECESSITATING A JUMP START PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. POTENTIAL FUEL STOPS ENROUTE WERE BYPASSED NOT WANTING TO SHUT AIRCRAFT DOWN. PILOT WAS CLEARED BY HSV ACTC TO LAND RWY 18R. THE CONTROLLERS LOST THE AIRCRAFT LIGHTS ON SHORT FINAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ONBOARD.
NTSB investigation
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