What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 24, 2001, approximately 2000 pacific daylight time, a hutton KR-2 homebuilt aircraft, N4GJ, registered to and being flown by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it impacted a chain link fence during the landing roll following a total loss of power while maneuvering. The aircraft was executing an emergency landing at the Roseburg Regional Airport, Roseburg, Oregon. The pilot was uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14 CFR 91, and originated from Roseburg approximately 10 minutes earlier. The pilot reported that the aircraft had not been flown in about a year. He had taken off with the intention of remaining in the vicinity of the Roseburg airport and reported having six gallons of gas in each wing tank. While established on a northerly heading slightly east of the airport the engine began to sputter and lost all power within about five seconds. The pilot executed a left 180-degree descending turn to land downwind on runway 16 at Roseburg. The aircraft landed long, rolled off the upwind end of the runway and collided with a fence. Winds at Roseburg a t 1945 local were from 340 degrees magnetic at 11 knots gusting to 18 knots. (-23) pilot took off on runway 34 at rbg and flew an extended left downwind, crossed over and entered into a left downwind for runway 16. Once abeam the numbers for runway 16 at 1600 feet MSL, the engine quit. The pilot flew an extended base for runway 16, turned to final and crossed the threshold at ten feet and 100 KIAS. The aircraft floated the entire length of the runway and touched down on the approach end of runway 34, then rolled off the runway into the brush and collided with the chain-link fence at the perimeter of the airport property. The pilot had flown this aircraft a total of 2 hours in July and August of 2000. Prior to that, the pilot flew this aircraft on 04/06/1997 where he experienced a take-off accident and substantially damaged the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 24, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 2000 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A HUTTON KR-2 HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, N4GJ, REGISTERED TO AND BEING FLOWN BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A CHAIN LINK FENCE DURING THE LANDING ROLL FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE MANEUVERING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXECUTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE ROSEBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT, ROSEBURG, OREGON. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS PERSONAL, WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM ROSEBURG APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES EARLIER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN IN ABOUT A YEAR. HE HAD TAKEN OFF WITH THE INTENTION OF REMAINING IN THE VICINITY OF THE ROSEBURG AIRPORT AND REPORTED HAVING SIX GALLONS OF GAS IN EACH WING TANK. WHILE ESTABLISHED ON A NORTHERLY HEADING SLIGHTLY EAST OF THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOST ALL POWER WITHIN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT 180-DEGREE DESCENDING TURN TO LAND DOWNWIND ON RUNWAY 16 AT ROSEBURG. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG, ROLLED OFF THE UPWIND END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. WINDS AT ROSEBURG A T 1945 LOCAL WERE FROM 340 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. (-23) PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 34 AT RBG AND FLEW AN EXTENDED LEFT DOWNWIND, CROSSED OVER AND ENTERED INTO A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 16. ONCE ABEAM THE NUMBERS FOR RUNWAY 16 AT 1600 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT FLEW AN EXTENDED BASE FOR RUNWAY 16, TURNED TO FINAL AND CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT TEN FEET AND 100 KIAS. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 34, THEN ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE BRUSH AND COLLIDED WITH THE CHAIN-LINK FENCE AT THE PERIMETER OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN THIS AIRCRAFT A TOTAL OF 2 HOURS IN JULY AND AUGUST OF 2000. PRIOR TO THAT, THE PILOT FLEW THIS AIRCRAFT ON 04/06/1997 WHERE HE EXPERIENCED A TAKE-OFF ACCIDENT AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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