What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N3379E was enroute from murfreesboro municipal airport (kmbt) to Ocean Springs (5R2) Ms. During landing at 5R2 the aircraft drifted right of the runway about tree-top level, control was lost and the aircraft began striking the tops of several small pine trees that were approximately 50 to 75 feet to the right of the runway. The aircraft continued to clip trees for 250 to 300 feet along the right side of the runway. The aircraft struck the ground to the right of the runway at a high angle, low velocity. There were three main ground scars indicating the strike. The nose gear was separated from the aircraft, and the wings were curled up at both tips due to impact with the ground. The engine was partially torn away from the fuselage at the mounting frame also tearing the fire shield. Flaps position was not the same between left and right, but based on the pilot's account and post crash inspection, it is believed the split was due to the crash and subsequent impacts of the aircraft. The accident classification was based on substantial aircraft damage. Both the pilot and the passenger received minor injuries and were treated and released at the scene by local EMS personnel. Amendment was created to add permanent private pilot certificate number.
As the FAA filed it
N3379E WAS ENROUTE FROM MURFREESBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMBT) TO OCEAN SPRINGS (5R2) MS. DURING LANDING AT 5R2 THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT TREE-TOP LEVEL, CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN STRIKING THE TOPS OF SEVERAL SMALL PINE TREES THAT WERE APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 75 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIP TREES FOR 250 TO 300 FEET ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH ANGLE, LOW VELOCITY. THERE WERE THREE MAIN GROUND SCARS INDICATING THE STRIKE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE WINGS WERE CURLED UP AT BOTH TIPS DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY TORN AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE AT THE MOUNTING FRAME ALSO TEARING THE FIRE SHIELD. FLAPS POSITION WAS NOT THE SAME BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT, BUT BASED ON THE PILOT'S ACCOUNT AND POST CRASH INSPECTION, IT IS BELIEVED THE SPLIT WAS DUE TO THE CRASH AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACTS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION WAS BASED ON SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE SCENE BY LOCAL EMS PERSONNEL. AMENDMENT WAS CREATED TO ADD PERMANENT PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.