What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Private pilot departed rnwy 26 @mgj in his expr'mntl amateur built a/c. climbing out at pattern alt. The engine experienced partial pwr for 5 sec., then full pwr for 5 sec., then zero pwr. The a/c crashed on the extended centerline of rnwy 26. Pilot suffered serious leg injuries. Investigation found that airman was operating without a medical which had "special issuance" considerations from cami (req'd yearly physical exam to maintain 3rd class). Further, the a/c had not been flown for a year and there was no record of a "condition inspection" on the a/c nor was there a record of a current "flight review" for the pilot. Airman cited sport pilot rules and based his license/medical on his driver's license.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED RNWY 26 @MGJ IN HIS EXPR'MNTL AMATEUR BUILT A/C. CLIMBING OUT AT PATTERN ALT. THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED PARTIAL PWR FOR 5 SEC., THEN FULL PWR FOR 5 SEC., THEN ZERO PWR. THE A/C CRASHED ON THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RNWY 26. PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS LEG INJURIES. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT AIRMAN WAS OPERATING WITHOUT A MEDICAL WHICH HAD "SPECIAL ISSUANCE" CONSIDERATIONS FROM CAMI (REQ'D YEARLY PHYSICAL EXAM TO MAINTAIN 3RD CLASS). FURTHER, THE A/C HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR A YEAR AND THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A "CONDITION INSPECTION" ON THE A/C NOR WAS THERE A RECORD OF A CURRENT "FLIGHT REVIEW" FOR THE PILOT. AIRMAN CITED SPORT PILOT RULES AND BASED HIS LICENSE/MEDICAL ON HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE.
NTSB investigation
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