What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 4, 2021 at Arlington municipal airport, WA, the mishap pilot in command (PIC), in a ragwing S1 aircraft, N423JB, was doing pattern work. After several circuits around the pattern, N423JB was on final for landing when the aircraft bounced hard on the closed runway adjacent to the turf runway 8-26, then crash landed on the adjacent turf area. The PIC was severely injured, and aircraft N423JB was substantially damaged. Airport operations and fire department responded and assisted in transporting PIC to the hospital. The aircraft was recovered from the turf area and placed in the pic's hangar.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WA, THE MISHAP PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), IN A RAGWING S1 AIRCRAFT, N423JB, WAS DOING PATTERN WORK. AFTER SEVERAL CIRCUITS AROUND THE PATTERN, N423JB WAS ON FINAL FOR LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY ADJACENT TO THE TURF RUNWAY 8-26, THEN CRASH LANDED ON THE ADJACENT TURF AREA. THE PIC WAS SEVERELY INJURED, AND AIRCRAFT N423JB WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND ASSISTED IN TRANSPORTING PIC TO THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE TURF AREA AND PLACED IN THE PIC'S HANGAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.