What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The twin-engine experimental airplane was operating in the traffic pattern for runway 18 at Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport (lxt), Lee'S Summit, Missouri. Witnesses reported hearing an engine running rough (cutting out) and observed the aircraft low on downwind and slowly descending. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft roll rapidly to the right and descend vertically out of sight behind a row of trees. An investigation at the scene revealed that the aircraft impacted the ground nose first resulting in fatal injuries to the pilot and substantial damage to the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE TWIN-ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 18 AT LEE'S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LXT), LEE'S SUMMIT, MISSOURI. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING AN ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH (CUTTING OUT) AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT LOW ON DOWNWIND AND SLOWLY DESCENDING. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT ROLL RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT AND DESCEND VERTICALLY OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND A ROW OF TREES. AN INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.