What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 7, 2016, at 1630 CST, a Cessna 182C, N9046T, registered to sweet springs steel, inc., collided with an embankment upon landing at the sweet springs private airstrip in Searcy, Arkansas, while on a cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, a VFR flight plan was not filed for this flight. The aircraft was substantially damaged, the pilot and three passengers were not injured. The flight originated from gardner, Kansas, on July 7, 2016, at approximately 1430 CST.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 7, 2016, AT 1630 CST, A CESSNA 182C, N9046T, REGISTERED TO SWEET SPRINGS STEEL, INC., COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT UPON LANDING AT THE SWEET SPRINGS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN SEARCY, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GARDNER, KANSAS, ON JULY 7, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 CST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.