What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N185WK was on approach rwy 14L. On touchdown, the aircraft bounced.PIC was allowing the passenger to land and passenger says just as he was going to attempt to go-around he felt inputs on the flight controls from the PIC. Being that was his first flight in a tail-wheeled aircraft, he let the PIC try a second attempt to land the aircraft. The aircraft then groudnlooped and crashed in the grass at adjacent to the runway...
As the FAA filed it
N185WK WAS ON APPROACH RWY 14L. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED.PIC WAS ALLOWING THE PASSENGER TO LAND AND PASSENGER SAYS JUST AS HE WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND HE FELT INPUTS ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS FROM THE PIC. BEING THAT WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN A TAIL-WHEELED AIRCRAFT, HE LET THE PIC TRY A SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN GROUDNLOOPED AND CRASHED IN THE GRASS AT ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY...
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.