What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft landed ¼ down the grass runway. Eye witlessness stated the aircraft was on a steep approach hit the runway and bounced. Eyewitnesses stated they heard power being applied and aircraft drifted to the right of center line and struck the top of a tree. Prop sheared off the top 3 feet of the tree. Prop splintered. Aircraft flew for another 50 yards and then fell to the ground crashing in between several trees. Aircraft came to rest in a 65-degree nose down attitude with very little penetration into the ground.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDED ¼ DOWN THE GRASS RUNWAY. EYE WITLESSNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A STEEP APPROACH HIT THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED. EYEWITNESSES STATED THEY HEARD POWER BEING APPLIED AND AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER LINE AND STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE. PROP SHEARED OFF THE TOP 3 FEET OF THE TREE. PROP SPLINTERED. AIRCRAFT FLEW FOR ANOTHER 50 YARDS AND THEN FELL TO THE GROUND CRASHING IN BETWEEN SEVERAL TREES. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A 65-DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WITH VERY LITTLE PENETRATION INTO THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.