What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 1, 2002, at approximately 1630 CST, a tornado ii experimental amateur-built motor glider, N140V, struck a power line while making an approach to a private airstrip in Milano, Florida. The aircraft departed VFR from costal airport enroute to an unknown destination. Two eye witnesses viewed the aircraft make two approaches. The first approach was uneventful. On the second approach the aircraft struck a power line and plunged to the ground. (.19) on February 1, 2002, about 1630 central standard time, a harleman titan tornado ii, N140V, registered to a private individual, operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, collided with power lines and crashed during an approach to a private airstrip near molino, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated glider pilot sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft departed coastal airport, pensacola, about 20 minutes before the accident. According to an eyewitness, the aircraft was observed overflying the north-south oriented agricultural airstrip, and made a l eft course reversal to enter a downwind leg and approach for a landing in a northerly direction. At about 250 feet from the runway threshold, the aircraft collided with power lines and impacted the terrain almost straight down from the wire collision.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST, A TORNADO II EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT MOTOR GLIDER, N140V, STRUCK A POWER LINE WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN MILANO, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR FROM COSTAL AIRPORT ENROUTE TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION. TWO EYE WITNESSES VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT MAKE TWO APPROACHES. THE FIRST APPROACH WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON THE SECOND APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND PLUNGED TO THE GROUND. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2002, ABOUT 1630 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A HARLEMAN TITAN TORNADO II, N140V, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND CRASHED DURING AN APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR MOLINO, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED GLIDER PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED COASTAL AIRPORT, PENSACOLA, ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED OVERFLYING THE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP, AND MADE A L EFT COURSE REVERSAL TO ENTER A DOWNWIND LEG AND APPROACH FOR A LANDING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. AT ABOUT 250 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN FROM THE WIRE COLLISION.
NTSB investigation
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