What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported engine trouble during high power maneuvers and elected to land immediately onto a highway. Upon landing the aircraft sustained substantial damage to wings, fire wall, fuselage, and nose landing gear, striking stationary objects. The aircraft initially stuck an electrical power junction located on top of an over pass wall and came to rest approximately 258 feet at 135 degrees. No injuries to the pilot and passenger.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE DURING HIGH POWER MANEUVERS AND ELECTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY ONTO A HIGHWAY. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS, FIRE WALL, FUSELAGE, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, STRIKING STATIONARY OBJECTS. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY STUCK AN ELECTRICAL POWER JUNCTION LOCATED ON TOP OF AN OVER PASS WALL AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 258 FEET AT 135 DEGREES. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.