What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft accident, N18YX amateur built model Waiex s/n 0018 experimental registration, built by privacy data omitted year 2006 privacy data omitted pilot privacy data omitted no flight plan or weather breifing documented. Weather reported VFR, dry conditions .aircraft took off from Sterling private airpark AK, using gravel runway 24.shortly after take off approximately 300 feet altitude. Aircraft developed loss of engine power, crashed on runway 2170 feet from east end. Aircaft had severe damage, landing gear, propeller and fuselage. Pilot had severe injuries had to be flown to anchorage hospital. Waiting for privacy data omitted to get well for interview . Consulted operations suggests 447097/26/11 interviewed privacy data omitted, does not remember any part of the accident came to 2 days later.7/28/11 interviewed witness privacy data omitted, he witnessed the aircraft take off to approximate tree top altitude then engine lost power, aircraft nosed down and just about the time the aircraft was 10 to 20 feet from the ground the engine developed power again . Aircraft landed hard on runway taking propeller and landing gear out .ops has been consulted and recommends a 44709.closed this ptrs for processing, trigger another to continue investigation
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT, N18YX AMATEUR BUILT MODEL WAIEX S/N 0018 EXPERIMENTAL REGISTRATION, BUILT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ YEAR 2006 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO FLIGHT PLAN OR WEATHER BREIFING DOCUMENTED. WEATHER REPORTED VFR, DRY CONDITIONS .AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM STERLING PRIVATE AIRPARK AK, USING GRAVEL RUNWAY 24.SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, CRASHED ON RUNWAY 2170 FEET FROM EAST END.AIRCAFT HAD SEVERE DAMAGE, LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE.PILOT HAD SEVERE INJURIES HAD TO BE FLOWN TO ANCHORAGE HOSPITAL. WAITING FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO GET WELL FOR INTERVIEW . CONSULTED OPERATIONS SUGGESTS 447097/26/11 INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DOES NOT REMEMBER ANY PART OF THE ACCIDENT CAME TO 2 DAYS LATER.7/28/11 INTERVIEWED WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF TO APPROXIMATE TREE TOP ALTITUDE THEN ENGINE LOST POWER, AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN AND JUST ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS 10 TO 20 FEET FROM THE GROUND THE ENGINE DEVELOPED POWER AGAIN . AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY TAKING PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR OUT .OPS HAS BEEN CONSULTED AND RECOMMENDS A 44709.CLOSED THIS PTRS FOR PROCESSING, TRIGGER ANOTHER TO CONTINUE INVESTIGATION
NTSB investigation
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