What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot left henderson field in las vegas with one pax (wife) after getting a weather briefing from Lockheed martin flight services, filing a flight plan and getting an airstrip briefing from field owner. Weather was clear with light wind just east of destination (page) with warnings of thunderstorms to west of las vegas. However in flight near the grand Canyon there was rain and solid cloud over the intended area of route. Pilot diverted to the north staying in clear skies and with unlimited visibility to the north. Pilot called flight service to check winds at st. george and page and at that time they were still light. The rain/cloud area was well defined and confined to the western grand Canyon area. Pilot continued around it to the north staying in clear skies on the edge of the precipitation and proceeded to the airstrip with the rain off to the west at least 20 NM west of airstrip. Crossing airstrip at midfield at 800' above the strip the wind sock indicated a strong but steady cross wind, no turbulence was experienced and airstrip appeared to be in good condition. On approach to runway 22 aircraft encountered severe turbulence, suddenly lost altitude and pilot was unable to recover despite using full power. Aircraft impacted the ground, slid a few hundred feet before coming to a stop upright about 50' from end of runway. There was no fire and no smell of fuel.
Pilot and pax (1) exited the airplane and then pilot returned to turn off ELT and fuel and ensure master was off.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LEFT HENDERSON FIELD IN LAS VEGAS WITH ONE PAX (WIFE) AFTER GETTING A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM LOCKHEED MARTIN FLIGHT SERVICES, FILING A FLIGHT PLAN AND GETTING AN AIRSTRIP BRIEFING FROM FIELD OWNER. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH LIGHT WIND JUST EAST OF DESTINATION (PAGE) WITH WARNINGS OF THUNDERSTORMS TO WEST OF LAS VEGAS. HOWEVER IN FLIGHT NEAR THE GRAND CANYON THERE WAS RAIN AND SOLID CLOUD OVER THE INTENDED AREA OF ROUTE. PILOT DIVERTED TO THE NORTH STAYING IN CLEAR SKIES AND WITH UNLIMITED VISIBILITY TO THE NORTH. PILOT CALLED FLIGHT SERVICE TO CHECK WINDS AT ST. GEORGE AND PAGE AND AT THAT TIME THEY WERE STILL LIGHT. THE RAIN/CLOUD AREA WAS WELL DEFINED AND CONFINED TO THE WESTERN GRAND CANYON AREA. PILOT CONTINUED AROUND IT TO THE NORTH STAYING IN CLEAR SKIES ON THE EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION AND PROCEEDED TO THE AIRSTRIP WITH THE RAIN OFF TO THE WEST AT LEAST 20 NM WEST OF AIRSTRIP. CROSSING AIRSTRIP AT MIDFIELD AT 800' ABOVE THE STRIP THE WIND SOCK INDICATED A STRONG BUT STEADY CROSS WIND, NO TURBULENCE WAS EXPERIENCED AND AIRSTRIP APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE, SUDDENLY LOST ALTITUDE AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER DESPITE USING FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, SLID A FEW HUNDRED FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP UPRIGHT ABOUT 50' FROM END OF RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO SMELL OF FUEL.
PILOT AND PAX (1) EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND THEN PILOT RETURNED TO TURN OFF ELT AND FUEL AND ENSURE MASTER WAS OFF.