What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The commercial rated pilot took off from Lake Chelan Airport (S10) during a personal pleasure flight and climbed to 4,500 feet. After several minutes, he decided to climb to 8,000 feet to clear the mountainous terrain and fly over Lake Chelan. The pilot reported initiating the climb at 1,200 feet per minute, including a 15 degree bank to the left, and at 5,000 feet, the aircraft's engine suddenly lost power. The pilot established an engine out glide speed, issued a mayday radio call, and navigated the safest place to land. The pilot made a decision to land gear up onto a road. The aircraft landed on the road, skidded, impacted a street sign with its right wing and came to rest next to a building. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. There was no post fire and the pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT TOOK OFF FROM LAKE CHELAN AIRPORT (S10) DURING A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT AND CLIMBED TO 4,500 FEET. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, HE DECIDED TO CLIMB TO 8,000 FEET TO CLEAR THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND FLY OVER LAKE CHELAN. THE PILOT REPORTED INITIATING THE CLIMB AT 1,200 FEET PER MINUTE, INCLUDING A 15 DEGREE BANK TO THE LEFT, AND AT 5,000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE PILOT ESTABLISHED AN ENGINE OUT GLIDE SPEED, ISSUED A MAYDAY RADIO CALL, AND NAVIGATED THE SAFEST PLACE TO LAND. THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO LAND GEAR UP ONTO A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE ROAD, SKIDDED, IMPACTED A STREET SIGN WITH ITS RIGHT WING AND CAME TO REST NEXT TO A BUILDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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