What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mr. Drake was attempting to land, and bounced the aircraft on the grass strip runway very hard, then applied power to go around for another approach. At the end of the runway (while climbing out),the aircraft banked left and lost altitude. Then the aircraft crashed into the woods. At this time the pilot, mr ronald drake, is unable to answer questions concerning the accident. He is still in the hospital using a ventilator. The NTSB has been notified and has been kept up-to-date concerning this accident. Another pilot, privacy data omitted, has offered to remove the engine from the airplane and perform some maintenence checks, as well as an engine run. The NTSB has authorized him to do this, and we are awaiting the run, and results.12/17/2010 we have received the results of the teardown of the aircraft engine from privacy data omitted. After a teardown and analyses of the different components, he has concluded that this engine would have produced full rated power and rpms when commanded. In addition, privacy data omitted has inspected the flight controls, rudder pedals, and throttle rigging and has found them (plural) proper, with appropriate freedom of movement.
As the FAA filed it
MR. DRAKE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND, AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRASS STRIP RUNWAY VERY HARD, THEN APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND FOR ANOTHER APPROACH. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY (WHILE CLIMBING OUT),THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT AND LOST ALTITUDE. THEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WOODS. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT, MR RONALD DRAKE, IS UNABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ACCIDENT. HE IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL USING A VENTILATOR. THE NTSB HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND HAS BEEN KEPT UP-TO-DATE CONCERNING THIS ACCIDENT. ANOTHER PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAS OFFERED TO REMOVE THE ENGINE FROM THE AIRPLANE AND PERFORM SOME MAINTENENCE CHECKS, AS WELL AS AN ENGINE RUN. THE NTSB HAS AUTHORIZED HIM TO DO THIS, AND WE ARE AWAITING THE RUN, AND RESULTS.12/17/2010 WE HAVE RECEIVED THE RESULTS OF THE TEARDOWN OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER A TEARDOWN AND ANALYSES OF THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, HE HAS CONCLUDED THAT THIS ENGINE WOULD HAVE PRODUCED FULL RATED POWER AND RPMS WHEN COMMANDED. IN ADDITION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS INSPECTED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, RUDDER PEDALS, AND THROTTLE RIGGING AND HAS FOUND THEM (PLURAL) PROPER, WITH APPROPRIATE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT.
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