What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was inbound with clearance to land on runway 4 "direct to the numbers". ATC instructed N4252G to maintain best forward speed for a southwest flight 235 on a 9 mile final for runway 4 with an 80 knot overtake. N4252G was less than 2 miles from runway 4 and ATC instructed the aircraft to go around. Southwest airlines flight 235 was approximately on a 5 mile final to the runway. N4252G was instructed to fly runway heading and to make a right downwind for runway 35. The pilot of N4252G executed the go around as instructed. Based on the flight track N4252G entered a right downwind for runway 4 instead of runway 35. As the aircraft approached the final approach path of runway 35 ATC instructed a 30 degree left turn. ATC then asked if N4252G wanted to land runway 4 behind a Boeing 737 on final for runway 4. The pilot confirmed she wanted to land runway 4. ATC cleared the aircraft to land on RUNWAY4 behind the Boeing 737. ATC then cancelled the clearance to land on runway 4. ATC cleared the aircraft to land back on runway 35. Pilot stated she did not think she was lined up for runway 35. ATC instructed the pilot to climb to 1600' and a right turn to 040 degree heading. The pilot then completed a right 360 degree turn to become established for the final of runway 35. At approximately 900' the aircraft was established on final approximately 3 miles south. As the N4252G was inbound for runway 35 ATC commented that "I think you are too high", the pilot then said "ok I will go around" and executed a go around. ATC instructed N4252G to make a right downwind for runway 35 and cleared to land. On this attempt to land at khou the pilot initiated a go around from runway 35 and began a climbing left turn at approximately 600' and then entered a stall spin in a counter clockwise direction. Surveillence video shows N4252G was at approximately 45 degree nose down spin when it impacted an unoccupied parked car in an ace hardware store parking lot off telephone road, killing all three occupants onboard the aircraft. The aircraft landed with the nose slightly less than perpendicular to the car and directly on top, causing the left wing and fuel tank to breach. No fuel was observed in the left wing, nor was there any trace of aviation fuel in or around the car. There was no post impact fire. An inspection of the right fuel tank showed no fuel present and the fuel selector was set on the left tank position. The ballistic recovery parachute system was activated upon impact and the chute did not deploy due to its design. The majority of the damage was on the nose and front fuselage of the aircraft. The propeller shows signatures of producing high rpms at the time of the impact.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND WITH CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4 "DIRECT TO THE NUMBERS". ATC INSTRUCTED N4252G TO MAINTAIN BEST FORWARD SPEED FOR A SOUTHWEST FLIGHT 235 ON A 9 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 4 WITH AN 80 KNOT OVERTAKE. N4252G WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM RUNWAY 4 AND ATC INSTRUCTED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO AROUND. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 235 WAS APPROXIMATELY ON A 5 MILE FINAL TO THE RUNWAY. N4252G WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY RUNWAY HEADING AND TO MAKE A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT OF N4252G EXECUTED THE GO AROUND AS INSTRUCTED. BASED ON THE FLIGHT TRACK N4252G ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4 INSTEAD OF RUNWAY 35. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE FINAL APPROACH PATH OF RUNWAY 35 ATC INSTRUCTED A 30 DEGREE LEFT TURN. ATC THEN ASKED IF N4252G WANTED TO LAND RUNWAY 4 BEHIND A BOEING 737 ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 4. THE PILOT CONFIRMED SHE WANTED TO LAND RUNWAY 4. ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY4 BEHIND THE BOEING 737. ATC THEN CANCELLED THE CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4. ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND BACK ON RUNWAY 35. PILOT STATED SHE DID NOT THINK SHE WAS LINED UP FOR RUNWAY 35. ATC INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO CLIMB TO 1600' AND A RIGHT TURN TO 040 DEGREE HEADING. THE PILOT THEN COMPLETED A RIGHT 360 DEGREE TURN TO BECOME ESTABLISHED FOR THE FINAL OF RUNWAY 35. AT APPROXIMATELY 900' THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH. AS THE N4252G WAS INBOUND FOR RUNWAY 35 ATC COMMENTED THAT "I THINK YOU ARE TOO HIGH", THE PILOT THEN SAID "OK I WILL GO AROUND" AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND. ATC INSTRUCTED N4252G TO MAKE A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35 AND CLEARED TO LAND. ON THIS ATTEMPT TO LAND AT KHOU THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND FROM RUNWAY 35 AND BEGAN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 600' AND THEN ENTERED A STALL SPIN IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. SURVEILLENCE VIDEO SHOWS N4252G WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN SPIN WHEN IT IMPACTED AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED CAR IN AN ACE HARDWARE STORE PARKING LOT OFF TELEPHONE ROAD, KILLING ALL THREE OCCUPANTS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN PERPENDICULAR TO THE CAR AND DIRECTLY ON TOP, CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND FUEL TANK TO BREACH. NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN THE LEFT WING, NOR WAS THERE ANY TRACE OF AVIATION FUEL IN OR AROUND THE CAR. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE. AN INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHOWED NO FUEL PRESENT AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET ON THE LEFT TANK POSITION. THE BALLISTIC RECOVERY PARACHUTE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED UPON IMPACT AND THE CHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO ITS DESIGN. THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE NOSE AND FRONT FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER SHOWS SIGNATURES OF PRODUCING HIGH RPMS AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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