What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 0150 local time, the pilot in command (PIC) obtained the automatic terminal information service (ATIS), which indicated calm winds. The PIC reported that, based on prior experience conducting nighttime operations to the runway, it was common practice to maintain a slightly higher-than-normal glide path to provide additional altitude and time over a lake and a treatment facility located near the approach end of the runway in the event of an emergency.
During the landing flare, the PIC recognized that the airplane was higher than intended and that the airspeed was decreasing. The stall warning horn activated. In an attempt to prevent a hard landing, the PIC applied engine power; however, the stall warning horn continued to sound. The PIC then elected to initiate a go-around and applied full throttle.
During the go-around attempt, the airplane’s landing gear contacted the runway, resulting in a bounce. The airplane subsequently entered a nose-high attitude. The PIC attempted to correct the pitch attitude and regain airspeed to establish a climb.
While attempting to recover, the airplane drifted toward the left side of the runway in the direction of nearby buildings. The PIC made control inputs to return the airplane toward the runway centerline. During this maneuver, the PIC reported that the left wing lost lift and began to drop. As the airplane was being maneuvered back toward the centerline, the left wing continued to descend and subsequently struck the runway.
The airplane made additional contact with the runway and began to oscillate along its length before coming to rest.
After the airplane stopped, the PIC shut down the engine by pulling the mixture control and turning off the magnetos. The PIC confirmed that the passenger was uninjured. The occupants then exited the airplane and notified airport personnel, who subsequently closed the runway.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 0150 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OBTAINED THE AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS), WHICH INDICATED CALM WINDS. THE PIC REPORTED THAT, BASED ON PRIOR EXPERIENCE CONDUCTING NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS TO THE RUNWAY, IT WAS COMMON PRACTICE TO MAINTAIN A SLIGHTLY HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL GLIDE PATH TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ALTITUDE AND TIME OVER A LAKE AND A TREATMENT FACILITY LOCATED NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE PIC RECOGNIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS HIGHER THAN INTENDED AND THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS DECREASING. THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT A HARD LANDING, THE PIC APPLIED ENGINE POWER; HOWEVER, THE STALL WARNING HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND. THE PIC THEN ELECTED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND AND APPLIED FULL THROTTLE.
DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE’S LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A BOUNCE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PITCH ATTITUDE AND REGAIN AIRSPEED TO ESTABLISH A CLIMB.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRECTION OF NEARBY BUILDINGS. THE PIC MADE CONTROL INPUTS TO RETURN THE AIRPLANE TOWARD THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. DURING THIS MANEUVER, THE PIC REPORTED THAT THE LEFT WING LOST LIFT AND BEGAN TO DROP. AS THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING MANEUVERED BACK TOWARD THE CENTERLINE, THE LEFT WING CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRPLANE MADE ADDITIONAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND BEGAN TO OSCILLATE ALONG ITS LENGTH BEFORE COMING TO REST.
AFTER THE AIRPLANE STOPPED, THE PIC SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE BY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL AND TURNING OFF THE MAGNETOS. THE PIC CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THE OCCUPANTS THEN EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND NOTIFIED AIRPORT PERSONNEL, WHO SUBSEQUENTLY CLOSED THE RUNWAY.