What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday September 24, 2022 this aircraft, privacy data omitted, departed from watkins glen, NY to the Clarence Aerodrome Airport (D51). At about 1245 local time while on final approch to runway 28 the aircraft had just about touched down when witnesses heard the engine RPM increase and observed the aircraft pitched nose up. The aircraft continued to stay in a nose up attitude when it verred to the left of the runway over the tree tops when the left wing dropped and the aircraft crashed into the wooded area south of the runway. The aircraft was located in the woods in a nose down attitude. The pilot was found alert but trapped in the wreckage. Emergency reponse personnel arrived and extracated the pilot who was then air lifted to a local hospital with serious injuries. The pilot remained hospitalized for 8 days and then was released to his home.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 THIS AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED FROM WATKINS GLEN, NY TO THE CLARENCE AERODROME AIRPORT (D51). AT ABOUT 1245 LOCAL TIME WHILE ON FINAL APPROCH TO RUNWAY 28 THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST ABOUT TOUCHED DOWN WHEN WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE RPM INCREASE AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE UP. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO STAY IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE WHEN IT VERRED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY OVER THE TREE TOPS WHEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WOODED AREA SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN THE WOODS IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS FOUND ALERT BUT TRAPPED IN THE WRECKAGE. EMERGENCY REPONSE PERSONNEL ARRIVED AND EXTRACATED THE PILOT WHO WAS THEN AIR LIFTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT REMAINED HOSPITALIZED FOR 8 DAYS AND THEN WAS RELEASED TO HIS HOME.
NTSB investigation
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