What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
When he arrived at the Sedona airport he thought he was a little high and fast. He touched down hard and bounced the airplane; at this time directional control became an issue and the airplane was not aligned with the landing runway. During the landing sequence privacy data omitted made the decision to retract the flaps on the airplane to help it settle on to the runway. privacy data omitted Then lost complete directional control during flap retraction and departed the runway while failing to apply brakes. Subsequently the nose collapsed and the aircraft came to rest upside down and substantially damaged. privacy data omitted Received minor injuries associated with the crash.
As the FAA filed it
WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE SEDONA AIRPORT HE THOUGHT HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND FAST. HE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED THE AIRPLANE; AT THIS TIME DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BECAME AN ISSUE AND THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE LANDING RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE THE DECISION TO RETRACT THE FLAPS ON THE AIRPLANE TO HELP IT SETTLE ON TO THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN LOST COMPLETE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING FLAP RETRACTION AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WHILE FAILING TO APPLY BRAKES. SUBSEQUENTLY THE NOSE COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N2179L · 2
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