What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 12, 2016 at 12:20 pm a Piper PA24-250-commanche, privacy data omitted was involved in an accident while navigating a missed approach, during a personal pleasure flight. IFR conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot and passenger received injuries that were non-life threatening. The pilot holds a commercial and flight instructors certificate, with a single engine land and instrument ratings. The flight originated in brookings, SD at approx. 10:00 am, traveled to jamestown, ND and picked up the passenger, departed jamestown at approx. 11:15 am, in-route to Sturgis SD where it crash landed just outside of the airport property off the east end of runway 29.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 12, 2016 AT 12:20 PM A PIPER PA24-250-COMMANCHE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE NAVIGATING A MISSED APPROACH, DURING A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. IFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES THAT WERE NON-LIFE THREATENING. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS CERTIFICATE, WITH A SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BROOKINGS, SD AT APPROX. 10:00 AM, TRAVELED TO JAMESTOWN, ND AND PICKED UP THE PASSENGER, DEPARTED JAMESTOWN AT APPROX. 11:15 AM, IN-ROUTE TO STURGIS SD WHERE IT CRASH LANDED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY OFF THE EAST END OF RUNWAY 29.
NTSB investigation
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