What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was searching for landing sites for hunting. While at 60 foot AGL, 80 knots air speed, 20 degrees flaps, flying up hill. Pilot experienced a down draft. Pilot attempted to correct and stalled the aircraft. Aircraft touched down on main landing gear. Upon touch down felt like right main tire popped and dragged aircraft into a 2 foot deep channel and the aircraft rolled up onto it's nose. Fuel immediatelly started flowing down the windscreen on to the hot engine. Pilot immediately egressed the aircraft and within 10 seconds the aircraft caught fire and was completly engulfed. The aircraft was totalloy destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS SEARCHING FOR LANDING SITES FOR HUNTING. WHILE AT 60 FOOT AGL, 80 KNOTS AIR SPEED, 20 DEGREES FLAPS, FLYING UP HILL. PILOT EXPERIENCED A DOWN DRAFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON MAIN LANDING GEAR. UPON TOUCH DOWN FELT LIKE RIGHT MAIN TIRE POPPED AND DRAGGED AIRCRAFT INTO A 2 FOOT DEEP CHANNEL AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED UP ONTO IT'S NOSE. FUEL IMMEDIATELLY STARTED FLOWING DOWN THE WINDSCREEN ON TO THE HOT ENGINE. PILOT IMMEDIATELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND WITHIN 10 SECONDS THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS COMPLETLY ENGULFED.THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLOY DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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