Lead Safety Investigator Colin Grounsell says the aircraft made an initial approach to land on the airstrip, but cattle were on the airstrip.
The pilot flew the plane over the airstrip in a low pass to try to clear the cattle away, before turning and approaching the airstrip again from the opposite direction.
On this second attempt to land, the plane was caught in strong crosswind and a tailwind, and did not touch down until more than half way down the airstrip.
Seconds later, the aircraft lifted briefly off the ground, turned left and stalled before crashing nose-first into a mound on the golf course.
Mr Sloan died from fatal injuries from the crash. His two passengers, reportedly an Australian-based son-in-law and Tauranga-based female flying companion, were injured but survived.
A number of eyewitnesses saw the landing attempts and the takeoff.
An investigation into the crash is going to continue, and will examine the aircraft's maintenance history, the pilot's background and his experience, the weather conditions at the airstrip and possible human factors that might have influenced the pilot's decision-making.
A final report will be provided to the Coroner after a draft report has been circulated and commented on.
