What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilot, ?I was descending for a landing when my plane lost lift and began to stall. I immediately applied full throttle for maximum power, but the plane continued to fall. I continued to apply full power, but the plane did not recover in time before striking the ground. There was tall sagebrush as well as a ditch at the point of impact. This caused the nose gear to break off which in turn caused a prop and right wing strike.? In an interview with the pilot he stated the aircraft was at approximately 500 feet AGL and 40-45 knots airspeed when the aircraft lost lift and began to sink.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ?I WAS DESCENDING FOR A LANDING WHEN MY PLANE LOST LIFT AND BEGAN TO STALL. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL THROTTLE FOR MAXIMUM POWER, BUT THE PLANE CONTINUED TO FALL. I CONTINUED TO APPLY FULL POWER, BUT THE PLANE DID NOT RECOVER IN TIME BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND. THERE WAS TALL SAGEBRUSH AS WELL AS A DITCH AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO BREAK OFF WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A PROP AND RIGHT WING STRIKE.? IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL AND 40-45 KNOTS AIRSPEED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND BEGAN TO SINK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.