What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N9862D had been utilized in a banner towing operation. The banner was dropped on runway 27 at Myricks Airport (1MI). The aircraft returned to land on 27 and crashed at 16:20 EST, 200 feet short of the runway end, 946 feet short of the displaced threshold, and 51 feet to the right of the center line. The initial impact point was a tree top approximately 50 feet above ground level and 57 feet from holloway street. The wings impacted trees and separated from the aircraft. The right wing 21 feet and left 26 feet from the initial impact point and approximately 34 and 30 feet above the ground respectively. The aircraft struck a power line approximately 14 feet above the ground and 20 feet from the point of left wing impact. Ground scars were noted on holloway street approximately 17 feet from the point of impact with the power lines. There were 4 significant ground scars. Two were identified as propeller strikes, one from the right landing gear, and one from the propeller spinner. The fuselage came to rest with the nose 28 feet and tail 41 feet from the northwest corner of the dwelling at privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N9862D HAD BEEN UTILIZED IN A BANNER TOWING OPERATION. THE BANNER WAS DROPPED ON RUNWAY 27 AT MYRICKS AIRPORT (1MI). THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND ON 27 AND CRASHED AT 16:20 EST, 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY END, 946 FEET SHORT OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD, AND 51 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE. THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT WAS A TREE TOP APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND 57 FEET FROM HOLLOWAY STREET. THE WINGS IMPACTED TREES AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING 21 FEET AND LEFT 26 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT AND APPROXIMATELY 34 AND 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND RESPECTIVELY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND 20 FEET FROM THE POINT OF LEFT WING IMPACT. GROUND SCARS WERE NOTED ON HOLLOWAY STREET APPROXIMATELY 17 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE POWER LINES. THERE WERE 4 SIGNIFICANT GROUND SCARS. TWO WERE IDENTIFIED AS PROPELLER STRIKES, ONE FROM THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, AND ONE FROM THE PROPELLER SPINNER. THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE 28 FEET AND TAIL 41 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE DWELLING AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.