What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: about 10 to 15 minutes after takeoff from kingman he lost all power (engine). Because of heavy westbound traffic on the highway, he elected to turn around and land on the eastbound lanes which had lighter traffic. He intentionally landed gear-up and flaps to have an appropriate speed to merge and not cause a traffic accident. The plane skidded on the highway, then the right wing-tip caught a highway sign and turned into a ditch, where it came to rest. Damage was minor. Report closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KINGMAN HE LOST ALL POWER (ENGINE). BECAUSE OF HEAVY WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, HE ELECTED TO TURN AROUND AND LAND ON THE EASTBOUND LANES WHICH HAD LIGHTER TRAFFIC. HE INTENTIONALLY LANDED GEAR-UP AND FLAPS TO HAVE AN APPROPRIATE SPEED TO MERGE AND NOT CAUSE A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THE PLANE SKIDDED ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN THE RIGHT WING-TIP CAUGHT A HIGHWAY SIGN AND TURNED INTO A DITCH, WHERE IT CAME TO REST. DAMAGE WAS MINOR. REPORT CLOSED.
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