What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was established on final approach to runway 09 @ jka. Pilot attempted to add power, engine did not respond to throttle commands, aircraft decended through tree tops and finally struck a large tree which ripped off the left wing causing the aircraft to roll left and impact the ground in a nearly vertical attitude, bounced backwards aprroximately 60 feet and came to rest heading approximately 270 degrees
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 @ JKA. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER, ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE COMMANDS, AIRCRAFT DECENDED THROUGH TREE TOPS AND FINALLY STRUCK A LARGE TREE WHICH RIPPED OFF THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL LEFT AND IMPACT THE GROUND IN A NEARLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE, BOUNCED BACKWARDS APRROXIMATELY 60 FEET AND CAME TO REST HEADING APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.