What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 25, 2010 the pilot and a passenger (also a pilot but not actively flying) were conducting personal flight operations at St. Charles municipal airport (3SQ) during daylight VFR conditions. privacy data omitted Advised that she had conducted approximately 10 touch and go landings. Upon executing the last touch and go, she stated she placed the flaps fully up, removed the carburetor heat, and applied full power to the aircraft after accelerating to vy. privacy data omitted Stated the aircraft did not climb as effectively as before, and she believed she would not be able to clear the power lines on the road beyond the departure end of the runway. Instead, she attempted to fly under the power lines and struck a power line pole with the left wing causing the aircraft to impact the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 25, 2010 THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER (ALSO A PILOT BUT NOT ACTIVELY FLYING) WERE CONDUCTING PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT ST. CHARLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3SQ) DURING DAYLIGHT VFR CONDITIONS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED THAT SHE HAD CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 10 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. UPON EXECUTING THE LAST TOUCH AND GO, SHE STATED SHE PLACED THE FLAPS FULLY UP, REMOVED THE CARBURETOR HEAT, AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT AFTER ACCELERATING TO VY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB AS EFFECTIVELY AS BEFORE, AND SHE BELIEVED SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE POWER LINES ON THE ROAD BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. INSTEAD, SHE ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNDER THE POWER LINES AND STRUCK A POWER LINE POLE WITH THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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