What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft lost power at approximately 1000 ft MSL. Pilot made an emergency landing onto a closed bridge. The aircraft landed on the bridge then bounced making contact with a retaining wall which flipped the aircraft over tearing off the landing gear. The aircraft landed on the beach destroying the right wing and damaging the left wing. The pilot sustained bumps and bruises and refused medical attention. No passengers on board. Engine tear down indicated that rear cylinder walls were scored and rings were extremely tight. Cylinder had approx. 200+ hours.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT MSL. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A CLOSED BRIDGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE BRIDGE THEN BOUNCED MAKING CONTACT WITH A RETAINING WALL WHICH FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER TEARING OFF THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE BEACH DESTROYING THE RIGHT WING AND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT SUSTAINED BUMPS AND BRUISES AND REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ENGINE TEAR DOWN INDICATED THAT REAR CYLINDER WALLS WERE SCORED AND RINGS WERE EXTREMELY TIGHT. CYLINDER HAD APPROX. 200+ HOURS.
NTSB investigation
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