What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated while on final approach for runway 31 at the Blue Ridge Airport (kmtv), he realized the aircraft was at too high of an altitude by observing all white lights shown on the precision approach path indicators (PAPI). He then fully extended the flaps and continued the approach to landing. During the flare, the pilot realized he was still too high and also too slow. He then attempted a go around. The pilot stated that once full throttle was applied to initiate the go around, the control wheel turned fully left and the aircraft continued to slow down and sink, causing the aircraft's tail to drag down the runway. The nose of the aircraft then impacted the runway causing the nose gear to shear off the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest in the grass. The accident caused damage to the right wing, forward fuselage, nose gear, tail, and propeller. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 31 AT THE BLUE RIDGE AIRPORT (KMTV), HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT TOO HIGH OF AN ALTITUDE BY OBSERVING ALL WHITE LIGHTS SHOWN ON THE PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATORS (PAPI). HE THEN FULLY EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO LANDING. DURING THE FLARE, THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS STILL TOO HIGH AND ALSO TOO SLOW. HE THEN ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT ONCE FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED TO INITIATE THE GO AROUND, THE CONTROL WHEEL TURNED FULLY LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN AND SINK, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL TO DRAG DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO SHEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, FORWARD FUSELAGE, NOSE GEAR, TAIL, AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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