What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
05/11/2014 @ 1600 Local, the PIC, privacy data omitted,stated that he was flying his Mooney M20F, N343ED on a flight home to his Private grass strip in Dowling, MI. He stated he had checked wx at btl and it was calling for winds from 230/10. His grass strip is an east/west runway. privacy data omitted Stated his approach was normal until he began to flare. At this point he felt he entered "some kind of shear" which forced a harder landing and forced him off the runway. privacy data omitted Stated that the aircraft sustained substantial damage. He felt it would be "a complete write off". Provided privacy data omitted with phone contacts to btl, the regional operations center and NTSB to report the accident. He stated that him and his son had moved the aircraft to his hangar. Advised privacy data omitted of his accident reporting responsibilities and instructions pertaining to moving an accident aircraft from the scene.
As the FAA filed it
05/11/2014 @ 1600 LOCAL, THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^,STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING HIS MOONEY M20F, N343ED ON A FLIGHT HOME TO HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN DOWLING, MI. HE STATED HE HAD CHECKED WX AT BTL AND IT WAS CALLING FOR WINDS FROM 230/10. HIS GRASS STRIP IS AN EAST/WEST RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HIS APPROACH WAS NORMAL UNTIL HE BEGAN TO FLARE. AT THIS POINT HE FELT HE ENTERED "SOME KIND OF SHEAR" WHICH FORCED A HARDER LANDING AND FORCED HIM OFF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HE FELT IT WOULD BE "A COMPLETE WRITE OFF". PROVIDED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH PHONE CONTACTS TO BTL, THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER AND NTSB TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED THAT HIM AND HIS SON HAD MOVED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS HANGAR. ADVISED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF HIS ACCIDENT REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES AND INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO MOVING AN ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT FROM THE SCENE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.