What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot encountered an updraft during descent and feared he would hit high tension power lines at the FAR edge of his intended landing field. He elected to put down in a back yard in a residential area. One passenger suffered a fractured wrist and facial lacerations during the landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN UPDRAFT DURING DESCENT AND FEARED HE WOULD HIT HIGH TENSION POWER LINES AT THE FAR EDGE OF HIS INTENDED LANDING FIELD. HE ELECTED TO PUT DOWN IN A BACK YARD IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED A FRACTURED WRIST AND FACIAL LACERATIONS DURING THE LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.