What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot had taken off from David Wayne Hooks airport, for a local flight. He stated that when he came back to land the tower asked him to land on the small runway, which he refused. He said he felt rushed to land on the other runway, because some other traffic was on approach. When he landed he said the winds were quartering tailwind. The weather observation had the winds direction at varible with a speed of 5 knots.
The pilot lost control of the aircraft and left the runway, ending up in a ditch.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT, FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE CAME BACK TO LAND THE TOWER ASKED HIM TO LAND ON THE SMALL RUNWAY, WHICH HE REFUSED. HE SAID HE FELT RUSHED TO LAND ON THE OTHER RUNWAY, BECAUSE SOME OTHER TRAFFIC WAS ON APPROACH. WHEN HE LANDED HE SAID THE WINDS WERE QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE WEATHER OBSERVATION HAD THE WINDS DIRECTION AT VARIBLE WITH A SPEED OF 5 KNOTS.
THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LEFT THE RUNWAY, ENDING UP IN A DITCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.