What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated: he was simulating proficiency emergency landing. The passenger on board was also a private pilot. N81081 overflew 5G8 at traffic pattern altitude. Throttle was reduced to flight idle and an emergency landing was initiated to runway 20. Terrain drops off rapidly on both ends of the runway. The left wing struck the runway edge, bounced and came to a complete stop 123 feet from the end of the landing runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the airframe, propeller, landing gear, and left wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED: HE WAS SIMULATING PROFICIENCY EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PASSENGER ON BOARD WAS ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT. N81081 OVERFLEW 5G8 AT TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE. THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO FLIGHT IDLE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED TO RUNWAY 20. TERRAIN DROPS OFF RAPIDLY ON BOTH ENDS OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY EDGE, BOUNCED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP 123 FEET FROM THE END OF THE LANDING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, AND LEFT WING.
NTSB investigation
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