What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Tuesday April 22, 2014 at 1300 EDT a call was received at the orlando FSDO from michael cam (321) 305-3002 advising inspector richard scheibel that an aircraft had struck an airport sign on landing at authur dunn airpark (X21).
Inspectors james stenhouse and david green were dispatched from the FSDO to the accident scene. The airman was interviewed and the scene documented. The airman?s account is as follows:
?I departed X21 at 1130 EDT for a local flight. The aircraft was removed from the hanger and preflighted. A handheld radio was borrowed and a friend helped ?hand-prop? The aircraft. I left the traffic pattern due to jump activity and flew to the northeast. Upon return to the airport winds were observed to be light and variable and I last flew about 45 days ago.
On final approach to runway 4, I was little fast and attempted a go-around. During this maneuver the aircraft drifted to the east and the right main landing gear made contact with the runway 4/22 sign. The aircraft pitched over and struck the ground, slid across runway 33/15 and came to rest in the grass on the northeast side of runway 33/15.?
09/02/2014 - Report ammended upon insection of aircraft by FAA maintenance inspector. Damage was not significant enough to justify accident classification. Report changed to an incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON TUESDAY APRIL 22, 2014 AT 1300 EDT A CALL WAS RECEIVED AT THE ORLANDO FSDO FROM MICHAEL CAM (321) 305-3002 ADVISING INSPECTOR RICHARD SCHEIBEL THAT AN AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK AN AIRPORT SIGN ON LANDING AT AUTHUR DUNN AIRPARK (X21).
INSPECTORS JAMES STENHOUSE AND DAVID GREEN WERE DISPATCHED FROM THE FSDO TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE AIRMAN WAS INTERVIEWED AND THE SCENE DOCUMENTED. THE AIRMAN?S ACCOUNT IS AS FOLLOWS:
?I DEPARTED X21 AT 1130 EDT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE HANGER AND PREFLIGHTED. A HANDHELD RADIO WAS BORROWED AND A FRIEND HELPED ?HAND-PROP? THE AIRCRAFT. I LEFT THE TRAFFIC PATTERN DUE TO JUMP ACTIVITY AND FLEW TO THE NORTHEAST. UPON RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WINDS WERE OBSERVED TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AND I LAST FLEW ABOUT 45 DAYS AGO.
ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 4, I WAS LITTLE FAST AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. DURING THIS MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE EAST AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY 4/22 SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED OVER AND STRUCK THE GROUND, SLID ACROSS RUNWAY 33/15 AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 33/15.?
09/02/2014 - REPORT AMMENDED UPON INSECTION OF AIRCRAFT BY FAA MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR. DAMAGE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION. REPORT CHANGED TO AN INCIDENT.