What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot and sole occupant was attempting to land on runway 23. The control tower told the pilot to turn short. The aircraft impacted the ground to the left (east) of runway 23, in the grass adjacent to the 2000? Marker. The right wing impacted the ground first. Approximately 5? Of the right wing leading edge was crushed. The nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground. The aircraft spun or cartwheeled, with the right wing becoming detached from below the cabin of the aircraft and coming to rest approximately 100? From the aircraft wreckage. The aircraft came to rest facing north (in the direction of runway 5). The length from the initial impact to the aircraft wreckage is approximately 200?.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23. THE CONTROL TOWER TOLD THE PILOT TO TURN SHORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND TO THE LEFT (EAST) OF RUNWAY 23, IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE 2000? MARKER. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST. APPROXIMATELY 5? OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS CRUSHED. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN OR CARTWHEELED, WITH THE RIGHT WING BECOMING DETACHED FROM BELOW THE CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100? FROM THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING NORTH (IN THE DIRECTION OF RUNWAY 5). THE LENGTH FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT TO THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 200?.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.