What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On approach to runway 21 at 6NC1, during the base leg to final, the pilot experienced light chop and minor fluctuations in airspeed. Prior to flare the aircraft encounterd a strong downdraft and the aircraft sank very quickly which resulted in a bounce after touchdown. The pilot was able to recover from the bounce and the aircraft was rolling out uneventfully as the tail was starting to settle on the runway. As the tail came down, a very strong wind was encountered
From the right which immediately resulted in the right wing raising and the left wing contacting the groud. The left wing contact caused the aircraft to pivot towards the trees and the pilot stated that no amount of rudder, brake or aileron could stop the aircraft. The aircraft impacted shrubs and trees which were located in close proximity to the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT 6NC1, DURING THE BASE LEG TO FINAL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED LIGHT CHOP AND MINOR FLUCTUATIONS IN AIRSPEED. PRIOR TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERD A STRONG DOWNDRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SANK VERY QUICKLY WHICH RESULTED IN A BOUNCE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT UNEVENTFULLY AS THE TAIL WAS STARTING TO SETTLE ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE TAIL CAME DOWN, A VERY STRONG WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED
FROM THE RIGHT WHICH IMMEDIATELY RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING RAISING AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTING THE GROUD. THE LEFT WING CONTACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT TOWARDS THE TREES AND THE PILOT STATED THAT NO AMOUNT OF RUDDER, BRAKE OR AILERON COULD STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SHRUBS AND TREES WHICH WERE LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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