What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was makeing a local VFR flight in VMC wx and no flight plan when he lost power over I 20 after departing his home airstrip (S13) 10 miles to the north. The pilot attempted to land on a stretch of unopened I 520. On desent to the highway the a/c nose wheel struck a power line directly over the hwy causing the a/c to veer to the right of the hwy and striking with the left wing a sign post, then impacting the ground in a nose down attitude which caused the a/c to literally explode in peices coming to rest inverted. The a/c was destroyed and the pilot recieved serious injuries and taken to the Agusta, ga hospital.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS MAKEING A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT IN VMC WX AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WHEN HE LOST POWER OVER I 20 AFTER DEPARTING HIS HOME AIRSTRIP (S13) 10 MILES TO THE NORTH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A STRETCH OF UNOPENED I 520. ON DESENT TO THE HIGHWAY THE A/C NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A POWER LINE DIRECTLY OVER THE HWY CAUSING THE A/C TO VEER TO THE RIGHT OF THE HWY AND STRIKING WITH THE LEFT WING A SIGN POST, THEN IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WHICH CAUSED THE A/C TO LITERALLY EXPLODE IN PEICES COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECIEVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND TAKEN TO THE AGUSTA, GA HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.