What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) May 8, 2000 Mr. Fulton was flying from valdez, Alaska, to Delta Junction, Alaska. Arriving at Delta Junction, he flew around his house and on roll-out applied power. The engine did not respond and power up, he lined up on the hay field 1/4 mile long and 88 feet wide with trees on all borders for an emergency landing. The cross wind drifted the a/c into the trees. The a/c struck 13 trees and came to a rest on a tree stump. The a/c engine was making power at prop ground impact. The pilot received minor injuries when he impacted the control yoke. There was no fire and the a/c did not roll over. The pilot exited the a/c through the pilots door. The a/c has extensive damage to the wings, fuselage, tail and gear box. The ELT activated on impact and was turned off by the pilot approximately one hour after the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MAY 8, 2000 MR. FULTON WAS FLYING FROM VALDEZ, ALASKA, TO DELTA JUNCTION, ALASKA. ARRIVING AT DELTA JUNCTION, HE FLEW AROUND HIS HOUSE AND ON ROLL-OUT APPLIED POWER. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND POWER UP, HE LINED UP ON THE HAY FIELD 1/4 MILE LONG AND 88 FEET WIDE WITH TREES ON ALL BORDERS FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE CROSS WIND DRIFTED THE A/C INTO THE TREES. THE A/C STRUCK 13 TREES AND CAME TO A REST ON A TREE STUMP. THE A/C ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER AT PROP GROUND IMPACT. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN HE IMPACTED THE CONTROL YOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE A/C DID NOT ROLL OVER. THE PILOT EXITED THE A/C THROUGH THE PILOTS DOOR. THE A/C HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, TAIL AND GEAR BOX. THE ELT ACTIVATED ON IMPACT AND WAS TURNED OFF BY THE PILOT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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