What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC stated that after all the parachutists jumped / exited the airplane, he proceeded back to the departure airport. On the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern, PIC observed a parachutist in the area. While maneuvering the airplane to avoid the parachutist, PIC was distracted and the airplane descended and impacted terrain near the threshold of the approached end of the airport runway. PIC also stated that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
As the FAA filed it
PIC STATED THAT AFTER ALL THE PARACHUTISTS JUMPED / EXITED THE AIRPLANE, HE PROCEEDED BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN, PIC OBSERVED A PARACHUTIST IN THE AREA. WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID THE PARACHUTIST, PIC WAS DISTRACTED AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR THE THRESHOLD OF THE APPROACHED END OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY. PIC ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.