What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that his last memory was that the aircraft was aligned from the north with the runway at 800 feet AGL on short.
A witness heard a loud impact noise and then turned to see the aircraft fall at a very slow airspeed, nose down from approximately 30 feet altitude then impact the ground at the runway threshhold. The aircraft exibited damage to nose, left and right wing tips, each with dirt residue and a large dent on the right wing leading edge approximately mid span.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS LAST MEMORY WAS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALIGNED FROM THE NORTH WITH THE RUNWAY AT 800 FEET AGL ON SHORT.
A WITNESS HEARD A LOUD IMPACT NOISE AND THEN TURNED TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT FALL AT A VERY SLOW AIRSPEED, NOSE DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ALTITUDE THEN IMPACT THE GROUND AT THE RUNWAY THRESHHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT EXIBITED DAMAGE TO NOSE, LEFT AND RIGHT WING TIPS, EACH WITH DIRT RESIDUE AND A LARGE DENT ON THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE APPROXIMATELY MID SPAN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.