What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot rowley was reportedly performing a low fly-by over runway 33 at Meadow Lake Airport. Over the departure end of the runway, the engine quit rowley then made a left turn back towards runway 15 after attaining al altitude of approximately 100 feet to 150 feet, according to the witnesses. The aircraft hit a power pole located near the end, but west, of runway 15 with a wing tip, hit the ground and cartwheeled along the direction of the power lines, came to rest at the second power pole to the south of the pole of initial impact, then burned.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ROWLEY WAS REPORTEDLY PERFORMING A LOW FLY-BY OVER RUNWAY 33 AT MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT. OVER THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE QUIT ROWLEY THEN MADE A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARDS RUNWAY 15 AFTER ATTAINING AL ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO 150 FEET, ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A POWER POLE LOCATED NEAR THE END, BUT WEST, OF RUNWAY 15 WITH A WING TIP, HIT THE GROUND AND CARTWHEELED ALONG THE DIRECTION OF THE POWER LINES, CAME TO REST AT THE SECOND POWER POLE TO THE SOUTH OF THE POLE OF INITIAL IMPACT, THEN BURNED.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N42915 · 1
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