What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On final approach for landing on runway 25R, pilot stated that the aircraft encountered a wind shear, and lost altitude. Pilot then tried regaining altitude, when the left wing struck a runway approach lighting fixture, reducing aircraft speed, and changing its direction. Pilot tried maintaining directional control as the aircraft impacted the ground, short of runway threshold and skidded to a stop unto the runway. Pilot and passenger were able to exited aircraft unaided and uninjured. Aircraft sustained substantial damages to left wing, undercarriage, fuselage, propeller, landing gears, engine cowls, a bent tail, and ruptured left wing fuel tank.
As the FAA filed it
ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 25R, PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR, AND LOST ALTITUDE. PILOT THEN TRIED REGAINING ALTITUDE, WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHTING FIXTURE, REDUCING AIRCRAFT SPEED, AND CHANGING ITS DIRECTION. PILOT TRIED MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, SHORT OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND SKIDDED TO A STOP UNTO THE RUNWAY. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXITED AIRCRAFT UNAIDED AND UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES TO LEFT WING, UNDERCARRIAGE, FUSELAGE, PROPELLER, LANDING GEARS, ENGINE COWLS, A BENT TAIL, AND RUPTURED LEFT WING FUEL TANK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.