What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot states that he had intended to land in lakeland (lal) for the annual privacy data omittedevent, due to frequent field closures, he entered into a hold and eventually experienced situational confusion and claims that a gust of wind took the aircraft out of the air causing the vessel to crash in a nose down attitude, damaging the propellor and nose landing gear. The pilot was then rescued and transported to a medical facility for evaluation where he learned that he landed in Sanford (sfb).
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD INTENDED TO LAND IN LAKELAND (LAL) FOR THE ANNUAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^EVENT, DUE TO FREQUENT FIELD CLOSURES, HE ENTERED INTO A HOLD AND EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCED SITUATIONAL CONFUSION AND CLAIMS THAT A GUST OF WIND TOOK THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE AIR CAUSING THE VESSEL TO CRASH IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, DAMAGING THE PROPELLOR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS THEN RESCUED AND TRANSPORTED TO A MEDICAL FACILITY FOR EVALUATION WHERE HE LEARNED THAT HE LANDED IN SANFORD (SFB).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.