What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft N514HP departed rock springs, WY at 1400Z on IFR flight to cambridge, NE. About 3 hours into the flight 10 nautical miles west of hayes center, NE the engine lost power. Denver center vectored N514HP to Trenton, NE. The pilot tried to fly left hand patterns for runway 1, thought he was losing altitude too fast, pulled nose up, stalled aircraft at about 50 feet above ground. The aircraft impacted ground about 20 feet from end of runway and bounced onto runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N514HP DEPARTED ROCK SPRINGS, WY AT 1400Z ON IFR FLIGHT TO CAMBRIDGE, NE. ABOUT 3 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT 10 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF HAYES CENTER, NE THE ENGINE LOST POWER. DENVER CENTER VECTORED N514HP TO TRENTON, NE. THE PILOT TRIED TO FLY LEFT HAND PATTERNS FOR RUNWAY 1, THOUGHT HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE TOO FAST, PULLED NOSE UP, STALLED AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND ABOUT 20 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY AND BOUNCED ONTO RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.