What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Piper tri-pacer N9547D lost power after takeoff from runway 13R, at Reid Hillview airport. The aircraft had reached an altitude of 600' AGL when the power loss occurred. The pilot, privacy data omitted elected to do a 180 degree turn to the left trying to land on the parallel runway 31 right, rather then to proceed straight ahead into a shopping - mall parking lot, filled with christmas shoppers. The aircraft first made ground contact south of runway 31 right, run-up area. The aircraft continued until making contact with the asphalt lip of the run-up area, at which point flipping over.
As the FAA filed it
PIPER TRI-PACER N9547D LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 13R, AT REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 600' AGL WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELECTED TO DO A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT TRYING TO LAND ON THE PARALLEL RUNWAY 31 RIGHT, RATHER THEN TO PROCEED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO A SHOPPING - MALL PARKING LOT, FILLED WITH CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS. THE AIRCRAFT FIRST MADE GROUND CONTACT SOUTH OF RUNWAY 31 RIGHT, RUN-UP AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UNTIL MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ASPHALT LIP OF THE RUN-UP AREA, AT WHICH POINT FLIPPING OVER.
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