What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 02, 2004, at 13:15 (CST), pilot of aircraft N7510W was performing touch and go landings at peter prince airfield (2R4) Milton, FL., on runway (18). On departure after the second touch and go the aircraft experienced a rough running engine. Pilot stated that he rotated the fuel selector lever to the opposite tank but lost power after turning onto downwind. The pilot attempted to land on runway (18) but crashed short, about 116 ft. west of the north end of the runway. The aircraft left wing impacted the ground first rotating onto the nose, shearing the landing gear sliding on bottom of fuselage coming to rest nw of runway (18). Aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot incurred serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 02, 2004, AT 13:15 (CST), PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N7510W WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT PETER PRINCE AIRFIELD (2R4) MILTON, FL., ON RUNWAY (18). ON DEPARTURE AFTER THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. PILOT STATED THAT HE ROTATED THE FUEL SELECTOR LEVER TO THE OPPOSITE TANK BUT LOST POWER AFTER TURNING ONTO DOWNWIND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY (18) BUT CRASHED SHORT, ABOUT 116 FT. WEST OF THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST ROTATING ONTO THE NOSE, SHEARING THE LANDING GEAR SLIDING ON BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE COMING TO REST NW OF RUNWAY (18). AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT INCURRED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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