What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot privacy data omitted and only occupant on this VFR flight. Departed 77S (creswell or) at 1130 hrs PDT. Landed at krbl (red bluff CA) 1400 PDT for fuel/rest stop. Departed krbl at approximately 1445 for 1O2 (lamson field CA). Near the lamson field area, contacted the local AWOS. Indications were for runway 28. Pilot recall winds in the 8 knots range with gusts to 14 knots in a slight left quartering cross wind. Pilot continued flight and set up for landing approach for 28. Final approach was at 65 knots and 40 degree flaps for a short, soft field landing. During the last phase of final, pilot detected excessive sink, applied power and attempted to recover. The aircraft struck terrain (a vineyard) just short and in direct alignment with runway 28. Pilot secured master, mixture, and operated the quick release on 4 point harness .
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ONLY OCCUPANT ON THIS VFR FLIGHT. DEPARTED 77S (CRESWELL OR) AT 1130 HRS PDT. LANDED AT KRBL (RED BLUFF CA) 1400 PDT FOR FUEL/REST STOP. DEPARTED KRBL AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 FOR 1O2 (LAMSON FIELD CA). NEAR THE LAMSON FIELD AREA, CONTACTED THE LOCAL AWOS. INDICATIONS WERE FOR RUNWAY 28. PILOT RECALL WINDS IN THE 8 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 14 KNOTS IN A SLIGHT LEFT QUARTERING CROSS WIND. PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT AND SET UP FOR LANDING APPROACH FOR 28. FINAL APPROACH WAS AT 65 KNOTS AND 40 DEGREE FLAPS FOR A SHORT, SOFT FIELD LANDING. DURING THE LAST PHASE OF FINAL, PILOT DETECTED EXCESSIVE SINK, APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERRAIN (A VINEYARD) JUST SHORT AND IN DIRECT ALIGNMENT WITH RUNWAY 28. PILOT SECURED MASTER, MIXTURE, AND OPERATED THE QUICK RELEASE ON 4 POINT HARNESS .
NTSB investigation
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