What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot states that he departed peach state aerodrome, Williamson, GA (GA2) at approximately 1430 on may 2, 2021 for a flight back to Eagles Landing Airport, Williamson, GA (5GA3) for the short 8 - 10 minute flight. He claims that the 2500 foot runway at 5GA3 is best to take off from runway 13 and land on 31, due to tall trees and power lines at the approach end and has a radical down hill slope. He states the charter field elevation at the approach end of 13 is 980' MSL dropping to 900' MSL at the FAR end of the runway. He states that because of the tall trees Landing on 13 requires a touchdown well past the midpoint of the down hill sloping runway. Therefore, he considers Landing on 13 is not prudent. He claims to have touched down on the first third of runway 31 with a tailwind of 20 knots and gust. He states the airplane bounced largely because of the tailwind, so he added some power so the impact of the second touchdown would be mitigated. Once the airplane was on the ground he applied maximum braking effort. The braking effort was nil because of the freshly cut bermuda turf. He was unable to stop the aircraft on the runway, went down a small ditch, crossed reidsboro road, went down a larger ditch on the other side of the road and flipped over onto its back causing substantial damage to the vertical and horizontal stabilizers, rudder severely wrinkling both the left and right aft sides of the fuselage. Both wing appeared to be wrinkled on the upper and lower surfaces and damage to the otbd right wing fwd and aft, the propeller experienced a prop strike, bending back both blades, damaging the spinner and crushing it aft onto the blades, severely damaged the nose Landing gear and pan breaking off linkages and showing signs of severe impact damage. Both upper and lower cowlings fwd edges were severely damaged. Right wing leading edge was damaged and right aileron was damaged. Pilot states that an ATP rated pilot witnessed the Landing who claims that the aircraft experienced a powerful wind gust during touch down and roll out. The pilot also states that a go around was not considered because of looming tall trees, the flaps were extended, and a low performing 100HP engine.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATES THAT HE DEPARTED PEACH STATE AERODROME, WILLIAMSON, GA (GA2) AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 ON MAY 2, 2021 FOR A FLIGHT BACK TO EAGLES LANDING AIRPORT, WILLIAMSON, GA (5GA3) FOR THE SHORT 8 - 10 MINUTE FLIGHT. HE CLAIMS THAT THE 2500 FOOT RUNWAY AT 5GA3 IS BEST TO TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 13 AND LAND ON 31, DUE TO TALL TREES AND POWER LINES AT THE APPROACH END AND HAS A RADICAL DOWN HILL SLOPE. HE STATES THE CHARTER FIELD ELEVATION AT THE APPROACH END OF 13 IS 980' MSL DROPPING TO 900' MSL AT THE FAR END OF THE RUNWAY. HE STATES THAT BECAUSE OF THE TALL TREES LANDING ON 13 REQUIRES A TOUCHDOWN WELL PAST THE MIDPOINT OF THE DOWN HILL SLOPING RUNWAY. THEREFORE, HE CONSIDERS LANDING ON 13 IS NOT PRUDENT. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE FIRST THIRD OF RUNWAY 31 WITH A TAILWIND OF 20 KNOTS AND GUST. HE STATES THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE TAILWIND, SO HE ADDED SOME POWER SO THE IMPACT OF THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN WOULD BE MITIGATED. ONCE THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE GROUND HE APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING EFFORT. THE BRAKING EFFORT WAS NIL BECAUSE OF THE FRESHLY CUT BERMUDA TURF. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY, WENT DOWN A SMALL DITCH, CROSSED REIDSBORO ROAD, WENT DOWN A LARGER DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, RUDDER SEVERELY WRINKLING BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT AFT SIDES OF THE FUSELAGE. BOTH WING APPEARED TO BE WRINKLED ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES AND DAMAGE TO THE OTBD RIGHT WING FWD AND AFT, THE PROPELLER EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE, BENDING BACK BOTH BLADES, DAMAGING THE SPINNER AND CRUSHING IT AFT ONTO THE BLADES, SEVERELY DAMAGED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PAN BREAKING OFF LINKAGES AND SHOWING SIGNS OF SEVERE IMPACT DAMAGE. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER COWLINGS FWD EDGES WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED AND RIGHT AILERON WAS DAMAGED. PILOT STATES THAT AN ATP RATED PILOT WITNESSED THE LANDING WHO CLAIMS THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWERFUL WIND GUST DURING TOUCH DOWN AND ROLL OUT. THE PILOT ALSO STATES THAT A GO AROUND WAS NOT CONSIDERED BECAUSE OF LOOMING TALL TREES, THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED, AND A LOW PERFORMING 100HP ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.