What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Tuesday morning, August 25, 2025, at 6:00 am, the pilot arrived at the airport at 7:00 am and completed a pre-flight walkaround of the aircraft. After completing the pre-taxi checklists, the pilot taxied towards runway 27, making radio calls before crossing runways 27-09 and 18-36. At the end of the taxiway, he completed the run-up and pre-takeoff checklist, then radioed his departure from runway 27. During the approximately 45-minute flight, the pilot radioed his approach 3 miles southwest of the airport, turned inbound for runway 27, and entered the left downwind. Observing two trucks on the runway, he turned base and then final. The pilot decided to go around since he noticed truck on and near the runway. The pilot re-entered a left downwind for runway 27, but with the trucks still present, switched to runway 18 for landing. The pilot landed long on runway 18 and crossed the elevated pavement that runs perpendicular to the grass runway, which caused the aircraft to become airborne again. The pilot opted to push for the landing instead of going around, leading to a pilot-induced oscillation. On the final oscillation, the nose wheel gear collapsed, and the aircraft skidded to a stop. The aircraft remained upright. The propeller and engine cowlings sustained substantial damage. The pilot immediately shut down all systems and exited the plane. The pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
ON TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 2025, AT 6:00 AM, THE PILOT ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT AT 7:00 AM AND COMPLETED A PRE-FLIGHT WALKAROUND OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER COMPLETING THE PRE-TAXI CHECKLISTS, THE PILOT TAXIED TOWARDS RUNWAY 27, MAKING RADIO CALLS BEFORE CROSSING RUNWAYS 27-09 AND 18-36. AT THE END OF THE TAXIWAY, HE COMPLETED THE RUN-UP AND PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKLIST, THEN RADIOED HIS DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 27. DURING THE APPROXIMATELY 45-MINUTE FLIGHT, THE PILOT RADIOED HIS APPROACH 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT, TURNED INBOUND FOR RUNWAY 27, AND ENTERED THE LEFT DOWNWIND. OBSERVING TWO TRUCKS ON THE RUNWAY, HE TURNED BASE AND THEN FINAL. THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND SINCE HE NOTICED TRUCK ON AND NEAR THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT RE-ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 27, BUT WITH THE TRUCKS STILL PRESENT, SWITCHED TO RUNWAY 18 FOR LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 18 AND CROSSED THE ELEVATED PAVEMENT THAT RUNS PERPENDICULAR TO THE GRASS RUNWAY, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PILOT OPTED TO PUSH FOR THE LANDING INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND, LEADING TO A PILOT-INDUCED OSCILLATION. ON THE FINAL OSCILLATION, THE NOSE WHEEL GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT. THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLINGS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN ALL SYSTEMS AND EXITED THE PLANE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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