What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 14 January 2024 at approximately 12:17 local time the pilot of the accident aircraft attempted to land rwy 14 at Lake Norman Airpark (14A) with reported southwest crosswinds of 10-15 knots, gusting to 22 knots. The accident aircraft bounced 2-3 times upon touchdown prior to the pilot attempting to go around. On departure the aircraft veered left of the runway to the downwind (northeast) and struck trees prior to crashing in the front yard of a local residence.
On 15 January 2024 the PIC stated there were no mechanical issues with the aircraft prior to the accident and that the accident was due to weather/winds.
POB: 1
Injuries: serious
Damage: aircraft substantially damaged
Sas task id: T-EA68-FY24-0576
As the FAA filed it
ON 14 JANUARY 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:17 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND RWY 14 AT LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK (14A) WITH REPORTED SOUTHWEST CROSSWINDS OF 10-15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 2-3 TIMES UPON TOUCHDOWN PRIOR TO THE PILOT ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND. ON DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY TO THE DOWNWIND (NORTHEAST) AND STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO CRASHING IN THE FRONT YARD OF A LOCAL RESIDENCE.
ON 15 JANUARY 2024 THE PIC STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO WEATHER/WINDS.
POB: 1
INJURIES: SERIOUS
DAMAGE: AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED
SAS TASK ID: T-EA68-FY24-0576
NTSB investigation
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