What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Oil on windshield vibration. Returned, too high. Tried go around. Sick engine quit. Old p leads shorted mags. (-23) the aircraft with two persons aboard, experienced intermittent engine roughness, described by the owner as a spark plug cutting out. During the landing, the aircraft was too high and when power was applied for a go-around, the engine did not fully respond. A turn was made in attempt to reach the field, but the aircraft impacted on a nursery off the end of the runway. The investigation disclosed that both magneto "p" leads had deteriorated internally. The left "p" lead would intermittently short out against the shielding where the wire insulation had broken away. The "p" leads appeared to be original equipment.
As the FAA filed it
OIL ON WINDSHIELD VIBRATION. RETURNED, TOO HIGH. TRIED GO AROUND. SICK ENGINE QUIT. OLD P LEADS SHORTED MAGS. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WITH TWO PERSONS ABOARD, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ENGINE ROUGHNESS, DESCRIBED BY THE OWNER AS A SPARK PLUG CUTTING OUT. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO-AROUND, THE ENGINE DID NOT FULLY RESPOND. A TURN WAS MADE IN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE FIELD, BUT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON A NURSERY OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT BOTH MAGNETO "P" LEADS HAD DETERIORATED INTERNALLY. THE LEFT "P" LEAD WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHORT OUT AGAINST THE SHIELDING WHERE THE WIRE INSULATION HAD BROKEN AWAY. THE "P" LEADS APPEARED TO BE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.
NTSB investigation
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