What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Witnesses state that the plane attempted to land, bounced, and started heading toward the Kentucky national guard joint readiness center. The plane then lifted upwards, clipped trees behind the center avoiding power lines, and turned right to land in a field. Aircraft was substantially damaged and pilot sustained serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
WITNESSES STATE THAT THE PLANE ATTEMPTED TO LAND, BOUNCED, AND STARTED HEADING TOWARD THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD JOINT READINESS CENTER. THE PLANE THEN LIFTED UPWARDS, CLIPPED TREES BEHIND THE CENTER AVOIDING POWER LINES, AND TURNED RIGHT TO LAND IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.