What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 6, 2009, at 11:15, eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built, Sonerai-ii, N28MD, s/n 141, a fixed wing single engine aircraft equipped with a great plains vw 2180 engine, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain and trees while conducting touch and go (tg) flight procedures at the saint Mary'S regional airport (2W6), Maryland. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological condition prevailed. According to a witness and the pilot statement the aircraft had been conducting tg operations on runway (rwy) 29 at 2W6. On the sixth tg operation with the aircraft climbing upwind at approximately 400 feet AGL, the engine lost power. The pilot was unable to restore engine power via throttle movement and implemented emergency landing procedures.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 6, 2009, AT 11:15, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR-BUILT, SONERAI-II, N28MD, S/N 141, A FIXED WING SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH A GREAT PLAINS VW 2180 ENGINE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND TREES WHILE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO (TG) FLIGHT PROCEDURES AT THE SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL AIRPORT (2W6), MARYLAND. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS AND THE PILOT STATEMENT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CONDUCTING TG OPERATIONS ON RUNWAY (RWY) 29 AT 2W6. ON THE SIXTH TG OPERATION WITH THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBING UPWIND AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER VIA THROTTLE MOVEMENT AND IMPLEMENTED EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES.
NTSB investigation
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