What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed Ogden hinckley field, runway 34: at approximately 1/2 mile past the end of the runway and an altitude of approximately 600 feet AGL the pilot notified Ogden control tower of an engine failure emergency. The tower cleared N315X to land any runway. N315X was observed making at 180 degree turn followed by a steep right turn into a hay field. The aircraft right wing impacted the ground first followed by the right landing gear which folded under the fuselage. The aircraft continued slide on the aircrafts belly and left gear which collapsed while decelerating for approximately 85 to 90 feet before it stopped. The aircraft was destroyed by its impact force and deceleration forces but no fire resulted during this event. The aircaft was filled with full fuel prior to departure, most of it was removed before moving the aircraft but some fuel was lost due to ruptured fuel lines. The fuel truck was parked and fuel and filters were tested, no contamination was found. The pilot (privacy data omitted only occupant) had multiple injuries, 2 broken arms, 2 broken legs, broken ribs with a lung punctured, pelvis breaks, spinal and neck injuries. He is still in intensive care unti at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OGDEN HINCKLEY FIELD, RUNWAY 34: AT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AGL THE PILOT NOTIFIED OGDEN CONTROL TOWER OF AN ENGINE FAILURE EMERGENCY. THE TOWER CLEARED N315X TO LAND ANY RUNWAY. N315X WAS OBSERVED MAKING AT 180 DEGREE TURN FOLLOWED BY A STEEP RIGHT TURN INTO A HAY FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WHICH FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SLIDE ON THE AIRCRAFTS BELLY AND LEFT GEAR WHICH COLLAPSED WHILE DECELERATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 85 TO 90 FEET BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY ITS IMPACT FORCE AND DECELERATION FORCES BUT NO FIRE RESULTED DURING THIS EVENT. THE AIRCAFT WAS FILLED WITH FULL FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, MOST OF IT WAS REMOVED BEFORE MOVING THE AIRCRAFT BUT SOME FUEL WAS LOST DUE TO RUPTURED FUEL LINES. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS PARKED AND FUEL AND FILTERS WERE TESTED, NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND. THE PILOT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ONLY OCCUPANT) HAD MULTIPLE INJURIES, 2 BROKEN ARMS, 2 BROKEN LEGS, BROKEN RIBS WITH A LUNG PUNCTURED, PELVIS BREAKS, SPINAL AND NECK INJURIES. HE IS STILL IN INTENSIVE CARE UNTI AT THIS TIME.
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