What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N5589E, a Cessna aircraft model CE-172N returning from a part 91 sight seeing flight, experienced a severe wind shift while on final approach to runway 25 at the Page airport, Arizona (pga). The aircraft touched down approximately mid-length on the 2200 foot runway. The aircraft bounced twice and became airborne when the pilot initiated a go around at low speed. The pilot was unable to maintain a positive rate of climb. Subsequently, the aircraft flew level over a residential neighborhood at approximately roof top level until impacting a patio cover and tree in the back yard of a single family home. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. No post crash fire was reported. No injuries to pilot or passengers were reported.
As the FAA filed it
N5589E, A CESSNA AIRCRAFT MODEL CE-172N RETURNING FROM A PART 91 SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A SEVERE WIND SHIFT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25 AT THE PAGE AIRPORT, ARIZONA (PGA). THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY MID-LENGTH ON THE 2200 FOOT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND BECAME AIRBORNE WHEN THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND AT LOW SPEED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW LEVEL OVER A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROXIMATELY ROOF TOP LEVEL UNTIL IMPACTING A PATIO COVER AND TREE IN THE BACK YARD OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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