What happened
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(.19)On January 9, 2003, about 1715 mountain standard time, a YAK-3 UR-2000, N498SD, collided with terrain during an off airport forced landing at Parker, Arizona. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained serious injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed chino, California, at an undetermined time en route to Parker. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. A witness stated that the airplane attempted to land, but appeared to land long. The airplane was near the end of the runway before the pilot attempted to go around. The witness said the engine did not sound like it was running smoothly. The airframe sustained substantial damage during a subsequent ground collision about 1.5 miles from the airport. (-23) aircraft departed chino CA., direct to P20. Aircraft was observed doing two attempted landings, but with each went around for another attempt. Pilot observed as landing long and fast, then applying power and pulling the aircraft off the runway. On the third attempt the aircraft never establish ed positive climb out. Reported engine sounded as if not developing full power on third attempt. Pilot settled into the ground approx. three quarter of a mile from end of runway 19, striking the left wing then slamming into the ground with the right wing. Pilot suffered internal injuries. Emergency crews secured aircraft removing pilot from aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON JANUARY 9, 2003, ABOUT 1715 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A YAK-3 UR-2000, N498SD, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING AT PARKER, ARIZONA. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME EN ROUTE TO PARKER. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ATTEMPTED TO LAND, BUT APPEARED TO LAND LONG. THE AIRPLANE WAS NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND. THE WITNESS SAID THE ENGINE DID NOT SOUND LIKE IT WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THE AIRFRAME SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A SUBSEQUENT GROUND COLLISION ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHINO CA., DIRECT TO P20. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DOING TWO ATTEMPTED LANDINGS, BUT WITH EACH WENT AROUND FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT. PILOT OBSERVED AS LANDING LONG AND FAST, THEN APPLYING POWER AND PULLING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT NEVER ESTABLISH ED POSITIVE CLIMB OUT. REPORTED ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER ON THIRD ATTEMPT. PILOT SETTLED INTO THE GROUND APPROX. THREE QUARTER OF A MILE FROM END OF RUNWAY 19, STRIKING THE LEFT WING THEN SLAMMING INTO THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING. PILOT SUFFERED INTERNAL INJURIES. EMERGENCY CREWS SECURED AIRCRAFT REMOVING PILOT FROM AIRCRAFT.
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