What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 6-18-2021 at 1223 CST, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N729SA was conducting a personal flight starting from kona (winona MN.) Enroute to klxl (little falls MN.) The next leg of the flight was to khyr (Hayward, WI.) The pilot attempted to get weather data from Hayward, WI and the ASOS system was down according to air traffic control for Hayward, WI. The onboard weather for the aircraft and ATC informed the pilot that the winds at Hayward were "a crosswind and gusty" per the pilot. The pilot called the UNICOM and was advised the winds were 060 at 10-12 knots gusting to 20 knots. The pilot entered the pattern for runway 21 and on short final experienced a "large gust of wind". He indicated he pulled back on the controls and stalled about 10 feet above the runway. The aircraft landed hard and bounced on the runway. The pilot added power to go around. The pilot stated "I pushed the power forward and the plane turned left and flew into a drainage ditch. The aircraft was operating 14 CFR part 91. VFR conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. There were no reported injuries to the pilot due to this accident and no passengers were on this flight.
As the FAA filed it
ON 6-18-2021 AT 1223 CST, A CIRRUS SR22 AIRPLANE, N729SA WAS CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT STARTING FROM KONA (WINONA MN.) ENROUTE TO KLXL (LITTLE FALLS MN.) THE NEXT LEG OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO KHYR (HAYWARD, WI.) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GET WEATHER DATA FROM HAYWARD, WI AND THE ASOS SYSTEM WAS DOWN ACCORDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR HAYWARD, WI. THE ONBOARD WEATHER FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND ATC INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE WINDS AT HAYWARD WERE "A CROSSWIND AND GUSTY" PER THE PILOT. THE PILOT CALLED THE UNICOM AND WAS ADVISED THE WINDS WERE 060 AT 10-12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE PILOT ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 21 AND ON SHORT FINAL EXPERIENCED A "LARGE GUST OF WIND". HE INDICATED HE PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROLS AND STALLED ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. THE PILOT STATED "I PUSHED THE POWER FORWARD AND THE PLANE TURNED LEFT AND FLEW INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING 14 CFR PART 91. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE PILOT DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT AND NO PASSENGERS WERE ON THIS FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.