What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 21, 2007 at 10:30 the pilot privacy data omitted (sport-student pilot) departed manipulating the controls of N99811 (Ercoupe) on a day VFR flight from Brighton, Michigan airport (45G) for howell, Michigan airport (ozw); he accomplished three full stop landings, then headed back to 45G. He accomplished three touch and gos at 45G then landed after approximately 1:40 flight time. After lunch at 1320 local time, the pilot privacy data omitted again flew the pattern at 800 to 1000 feet AGL at 45G, accomplishing one touch and go on runway 22. He then proceeded to fly the pattern for landing on runway 22, on final he claims to have a wind gust which caused him to lose altitude (unsubstantiated claim according to the weather report attained by the dtw-fsdo), PIC stated that he increased throttle setting, however it was too late. As he crossed hyne road at the end of the runway 22 he crossed over the top of a ford focus heading east on hyne road with a driver and passenger in the car, hitting their antenna. The aircraft hit the ravine and proceeded through the northern airport perimeter fence and road, then up a five foot slope to the end of runway 22 where the aircraft came to rest.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2007 AT 10:30 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (SPORT-STUDENT PILOT) DEPARTED MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS OF N99811 (ERCOUPE) ON A DAY VFR FLIGHT FROM BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN AIRPORT (45G) FOR HOWELL, MICHIGAN AIRPORT (OZW); HE ACCOMPLISHED THREE FULL STOP LANDINGS, THEN HEADED BACK TO 45G. HE ACCOMPLISHED THREE TOUCH AND GOS AT 45G THEN LANDED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1:40 FLIGHT TIME. AFTER LUNCH AT 1320 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AGAIN FLEW THE PATTERN AT 800 TO 1000 FEET AGL AT 45G, ACCOMPLISHING ONE TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 22. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO FLY THE PATTERN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, ON FINAL HE CLAIMS TO HAVE A WIND GUST WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE ALTITUDE (UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIM ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER REPORT ATTAINED BY THE DTW-FSDO), PIC STATED THAT HE INCREASED THROTTLE SETTING, HOWEVER IT WAS TOO LATE. AS HE CROSSED HYNE ROAD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY 22 HE CROSSED OVER THE TOP OF A FORD FOCUS HEADING EAST ON HYNE ROAD WITH A DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE CAR, HITTING THEIR ANTENNA. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RAVINE AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE NORTHERN AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND ROAD, THEN UP A FIVE FOOT SLOPE TO THE END OF RUNWAY 22 WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.