What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Operator was returning to his home airport after 45 minutes of flight. The pilot reported the engine running rough on down wind turning to base. The motor continued running rough through the turn to base and than on final to runway 05. On final the motor started to stop and restart. Unable to maintain altitude the pilot elected to have a controlled crash into the trees. The left wing struck a tree rotating the aircraft 90 degrees, the nose of the aircrft caught a post and some trees, causeing the aircraft to continue rotating to the west (left) comeing to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
OPERATOR WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME AIRPORT AFTER 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH ON DOWN WIND TURNING TO BASE. THE MOTOR CONTINUED RUNNING ROUGH THROUGH THE TURN TO BASE AND THAN ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 05. ON FINAL THE MOTOR STARTED TO STOP AND RESTART. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE THE PILOT ELECTED TO HAVE A CONTROLLED CRASH INTO THE TREES. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE ROTATING THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRFT CAUGHT A POST AND SOME TREES, CAUSEING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE ROTATING TO THE WEST (LEFT) COMEING TO A STOP.
NTSB investigation
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