What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 21, 1999, ay 1100 CST, a Piper PA-28-160, N5230W, owned by ronald w. connolly atprivacy data omitted struck a barbed wire fence while on a approach into Luscombe airport. The accident occurred while Mr. Connolly was taking his private pilot certification check ride. Visual meteorological conditions exitsted at the time, and a flight plan was not filed. Aircraft damage was substantial, and the occupants were not injured. The pilot holds a student pilot certificate. The flight originated at Luscombe airport on July 21, 1999 at approx. 1040 CST. Mr. Connolly stated he was conducting a short field approach and landing and knew he was low for the approach. He stated he applied power until he thought he would beclear of the fence and then took the power out. The a/c then sunk too low and struck the fence. (.19) on July 21, 1999, at 1100 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-160 single-engine airplane, N5230W, was substantially damaged when it struck a fence while landing at the Luscombe acres airport near alvaredo, Texas. The student pilot and an FAA designated examiner were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 evaluation flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The local flight departed from Luscombe acres airport approximately 1040. The student was taking his check ride to obtain his private pilot certificate. The student was attempting to perform a short-field landing. During the approach, the aircraft impacted a fence and fence posts. According to a written statement provided to the FAA, the pilot stated that he allowed the aircraft to get "too shallow." He further stated that he "applied power to correct altitude and thought [he] had it under control, so [he] took power out, and [the] aircraft fell short." According to the FAA inspector who examined the airplane, damage included A2 inch wide by 12 inch long gash in the right wing, a punctured left fuel rtank and dents in the horizontal stabilizer and flaps.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 21, 1999, AY 1100 CST, A PIPER PA-28-160, N5230W, OWNED BY RONALD W. CONNOLLY AT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE WHILE ON A APPROACH INTO LUSCOMBE AIRPORT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MR. CONNOLLY WAS TAKING HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION CHECK RIDE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXITSTED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL, AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LUSCOMBE AIRPORT ON JULY 21, 1999 AT APPROX. 1040 CST. MR. CONNOLLY STATED HE WAS CONDUCTING A SHORT FIELD APPROACH AND LANDING AND KNEW HE WAS LOW FOR THE APPROACH. HE STATED HE APPLIED POWER UNTIL HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BECLEAR OF THE FENCE AND THEN TOOK THE POWER OUT. THE A/C THEN SUNK TOO LOW AND STRUCK THE FENCE. (.19) ON JULY 21, 1999, AT 1100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-160 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N5230W, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK A FENCE WHILE LANDING AT THE LUSCOMBE ACRES AIRPORT NEAR ALVAREDO, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT AND AN FAA DESIGNATED EXAMINER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 EVALUATION FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM LUSCOMBE ACRES AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 1040. THE STUDENT WAS TAKING HIS CHECK RIDE TO OBTAIN HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A SHORT-FIELD LANDING. DURING THE APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FENCE AND FENCE POSTS. ACCORDING TO A WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED TO THE FAA, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET "TOO SHALLOW." HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE "APPLIED POWER TO CORRECT ALTITUDE AND THOUGHT [HE] HAD IT UNDER CONTROL, SO [HE] TOOK POWER OUT, AND [THE] AIRCRAFT FELL SHORT." ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE, DAMAGE INCLUDED A2 INCH WIDE BY 12 INCH LONG GASH IN THE RIGHT WING, A PUNCTURED LEFT FUEL RTANK AND DENTS IN THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND FLAPS.
NTSB investigation
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