What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was giving flight instruction to privacy data omitted, a new student pilot in the pre-solo stage of flight training. They departed a grass runway near smithfield NC and attempted a landing on a private grass runway near Selma NC.
The aircraft stuck power lines located very near the end of the runway. The power lines were unmarked. The pilot reported the sky contained haze and they were landing into an afternoon sun and failed to see the power lines.
The aircraft landed inverted on the runway causing substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A NEW STUDENT PILOT IN THE PRE-SOLO STAGE OF FLIGHT TRAINING. THEY DEPARTED A GRASS RUNWAY NEAR SMITHFIELD NC AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY NEAR SELMA NC.
THE AIRCRAFT STUCK POWER LINES LOCATED VERY NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE POWER LINES WERE UNMARKED. THE PILOT REPORTED THE SKY CONTAINED HAZE AND THEY WERE LANDING INTO AN AFTERNOON SUN AND FAILED TO SEE THE POWER LINES.
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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