What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was returning from (gls) to home field (08A) and attempting to land on runway 27 at night, at an uncontrolled airport. Pilot stated he made 3 attempts to turn on runway lights with his radio, but he stated the radio could have been on the wrong frequency. He started final when he saw what he thought was runway lights, but he thought it was odd, because large amount of lights were not operating. He then saw trees he could not avoid and realized he had mistakenly lined up on a row of lights that were mounted atop hangars that parallel the runway. Aircraft impacted the trees and came to rest 400 feet parallel to the runway. Pilot was transported by hems with serious injuries. Aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM (GLS) TO HOME FIELD (08A) AND ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT NIGHT, AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. PILOT STATED HE MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO TURN ON RUNWAY LIGHTS WITH HIS RADIO, BUT HE STATED THE RADIO COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE WRONG FREQUENCY. HE STARTED FINAL WHEN HE SAW WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS RUNWAY LIGHTS, BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS ODD, BECAUSE LARGE AMOUNT OF LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING. HE THEN SAW TREES HE COULD NOT AVOID AND REALIZED HE HAD MISTAKENLY LINED UP ON A ROW OF LIGHTS THAT WERE MOUNTED ATOP HANGARS THAT PARALLEL THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES AND CAME TO REST 400 FEET PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED BY HEMS WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.