What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Per pilot statement, the flight departed from an unknown airfield on elelson farm road. At approximately 0130 local time, the pilot made an undeclared emergency landing on runway 7 of Ladd Army Airfield (pafb). The aircraft had substantial damage consistent with impacting dense foliage. The pilot was seen walking away from the aircraft with injuries consistent with being involved in an accident and admitted to emergency personnel that he had been operating the aircraft. Fairbanks police department was contacted and transported pilot to fairbanks hospital.
As the FAA filed it
PER PILOT STATEMENT, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM AN UNKNOWN AIRFIELD ON ELELSON FARM ROAD. AT APPROXIMATELY 0130 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT MADE AN UNDECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 7 OF LADD ARMY AIRFIELD (PAFB). THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH IMPACTING DENSE FOLIAGE. THE PILOT WAS SEEN WALKING AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH INJURIES CONSISTENT WITH BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND ADMITTED TO EMERGENCY PERSONNEL THAT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT. FAIRBANKS POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND TRANSPORTED PILOT TO FAIRBANKS HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.