What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During takeoff from San Luis Obispo county regional airport, San Luis Obispo, California on June 24, 2013, at 1255 pacific daylight time, a Cessna P337H, N337LJ, owned and operated by csc solutions of San Luis Obispo California collided with power transmissions lines. Subsequently the aircraft crashed into a building, and a delivery truck. The airplane was registered to csc solutions LLC, and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and post impact fire. The intended country flight was to depart San Luis Obispo with a planned destination of palo alto airport of santa clara county, palo alto, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
According to air traffic control personnel located in San Luis Obispo control tower, the pilot reported that he intended to perform a high speed taxi, followed by a single flight in the traffic pattern, then perform a touch-and-go landing, and then finally a departure. A series of security cameras located at a fixed base operator (FBO) adjacent to the runway 29 midfield position recorded various segments of the flight sequences. The recordings revealed that during the final departure, following the touch-and-go, the airplane appeared to utilize almost the full runway length for the ground roll, then climb to an altitude of about 150 feet AGL. A short time later, the pilot transmitted, ?mayday mayday? Over the tower frequency; the tower controller responded, and a broken transmission of, ?uh? Was then heard. There were no further transmissions from the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKEOFF FROM SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ON JUNE 24, 2013, AT 1255 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P337H, N337LJ, OWNED AND OPERATED BY CSC SOLUTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO CALIFORNIA COLLIDED WITH POWER TRANSMISSIONS LINES. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING, AND A DELIVERY TRUCK. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO CSC SOLUTIONS LLC, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST IMPACT FIRE. THE INTENDED COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS TO DEPART SAN LUIS OBISPO WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF PALO ALTO AIRPORT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.
ACCORDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL LOCATED IN SAN LUIS OBISPO CONTROL TOWER, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE INTENDED TO PERFORM A HIGH SPEED TAXI, FOLLOWED BY A SINGLE FLIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THEN PERFORM A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, AND THEN FINALLY A DEPARTURE. A SERIES OF SECURITY CAMERAS LOCATED AT A FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO) ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY 29 MIDFIELD POSITION RECORDED VARIOUS SEGMENTS OF THE FLIGHT SEQUENCES. THE RECORDINGS REVEALED THAT DURING THE FINAL DEPARTURE, FOLLOWING THE TOUCH-AND-GO, THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO UTILIZE ALMOST THE FULL RUNWAY LENGTH FOR THE GROUND ROLL, THEN CLIMB TO AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 150 FEET AGL. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE PILOT TRANSMITTED, ?MAYDAY MAYDAY? OVER THE TOWER FREQUENCY; THE TOWER CONTROLLER RESPONDED, AND A BROKEN TRANSMISSION OF, ?UH? WAS THEN HEARD. THERE WERE NO FURTHER TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.