What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 2, 2025, the pilot of the subject aircraft departed the runway, traveled approximately 110 feet across a dirt field, in a right turn, and impacted a chain link fence. The fence was damaged and the airplane was destroyed.
Video provided by local police shows the subject aircraft losing control during landing (ground loop) and hitting a chain link fence approximately 110 feet from the edge of the runway.
The pilot proved a statement after completing pilot deviation root cause analysis course that he failed to maintain direction control of the aircraft resulting in a runway excursion and a collision with a fence.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2025, THE PILOT OF THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 110 FEET ACROSS A DIRT FIELD, IN A RIGHT TURN, AND IMPACTED A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE FENCE WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.
VIDEO PROVIDED BY LOCAL POLICE SHOWS THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT LOSING CONTROL DURING LANDING (GROUND LOOP) AND HITTING A CHAIN LINK FENCE APPROXIMATELY 110 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
THE PILOT PROVED A STATEMENT AFTER COMPLETING PILOT DEVIATION ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS COURSE THAT HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A RUNWAY EXCURSION AND A COLLISION WITH A FENCE.