What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N8546P was enroute to phillip billiard municipal airport from mitchell south dakota flying VFR. At 2148 local time contacted Kansas city center and advised them the prop was running wild. The controller advised them of the nearest airport. The pilot advised center that he had smoke in the cockpit and he would not make top. Pilot spotted headlight on a road and lined up for a landing. On short final and approximately 50 feet the pilot saw a utility pole to the left of the glide path and maneuvered right toward tree limbs. The right hand wing struck the tree limbs and the aircraft banked left inpact with the ground immediately followed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N8546P WAS ENROUTE TO PHILLIP BILLIARD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FROM MITCHELL SOUTH DAKOTA FLYING VFR. AT 2148 LOCAL TIME CONTACTED KANSAS CITY CENTER AND ADVISED THEM THE PROP WAS RUNNING WILD. THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THEM OF THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT ADVISED CENTER THAT HE HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND HE WOULD NOT MAKE TOP. PILOT SPOTTED HEADLIGHT ON A ROAD AND LINED UP FOR A LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL AND APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET THE PILOT SAW A UTILITY POLE TO THE LEFT OF THE GLIDE PATH AND MANEUVERED RIGHT TOWARD TREE LIMBS. THE RIGHT HAND WING STRUCK THE TREE LIMBS AND THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT INPACT WITH THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED.
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