What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N9SH was in a reportable accident on 7/18/2010 @ 1342HRS AZ local time. During a maintenance check flight the pilot reported loss of power. The emergency landing was at approximately 1200 e. deer valley rd. Phoenix AZ., on the roadway. While landing on the roadway the aircraft impacted with an automobile. The aircraft had only the pilot aboard. The auto had only the driver in the vehicle. Damage to the aircraft is substantial. With collapsed nose gear, damage to fuselage, propeller, and wings. Damage to the auto was substantial. Included caved in roof on the passenger side, broken glass, plus additional interior damage. Injuries are reported of the pilot. He reported facial injuries at the site. Later he required hospitalization and facial reconstructive surgery. The auto driver has back/neck spasms and is required to have continued medical treatments. The investigation into the cause of the accident determined that the pilot induced the accident error by mismanagment of fuel.
As the FAA filed it
N9SH WAS IN A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT ON 7/18/2010 @ 1342HRS AZ LOCAL TIME. DURING A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER. THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 E. DEER VALLEY RD. PHOENIX AZ., ON THE ROADWAY. WHILE LANDING ON THE ROADWAY THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH AN AUTOMOBILE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY THE PILOT ABOARD. THE AUTO HAD ONLY THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS SUBSTANTIAL. WITH COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE, PROPELLER, AND WINGS. DAMAGE TO THE AUTO WAS SUBSTANTIAL. INCLUDED CAVED IN ROOF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BROKEN GLASS, PLUS ADDITIONAL INTERIOR DAMAGE. INJURIES ARE REPORTED OF THE PILOT. HE REPORTED FACIAL INJURIES AT THE SITE. LATER HE REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION AND FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. THE AUTO DRIVER HAS BACK/NECK SPASMS AND IS REQUIRED TO HAVE CONTINUED MEDICAL TREATMENTS. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT DETERMINED THAT THE PILOT INDUCED THE ACCIDENT ERROR BY MISMANAGMENT OF FUEL.
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