What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was on a routine cargo run flying from traverse city, MI to pelston, MI. He elected to not file a flight plan and descend below his cruising altitude to fly over wilson lake at an altitude of 10 ft to 40 ft. he struck a set of power lines at an altitude of 40 ft, cutting the bottom two lines of a set of 5 wires. The impact damaged the right nacelle and the wind screen. The rear cargo door blew off as the air coming in the broken windscreen pressurized the cabin. The pilot made an emergency landing at east jordan airport and was taken to the hospital for minor cuts.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON A ROUTINE CARGO RUN FLYING FROM TRAVERSE CITY, MI TO PELSTON, MI. HE ELECTED TO NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN AND DESCEND BELOW HIS CRUISING ALTITUDE TO FLY OVER WILSON LAKE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10 FT TO 40 FT. HE STRUCK A SET OF POWER LINES AT AN ALTITUDE OF 40 FT, CUTTING THE BOTTOM TWO LINES OF A SET OF 5 WIRES. THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE RIGHT NACELLE AND THE WIND SCREEN. THE REAR CARGO DOOR BLEW OFF AS THE AIR COMING IN THE BROKEN WINDSCREEN PRESSURIZED THE CABIN. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT EAST JORDAN AIRPORT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MINOR CUTS.
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