What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A pilot with one passenger was on a normal approach to land on runway 25 at mri. On final, after previously being cleared to land by mri tower, the pilot was instructed to go around three times.
No response to the go around requests were given by the pilot.
Witnesses on the ground stated seeing the nose of the aircraft raise and lower while hearing the engine sputtering and finally going quiet.
The aircraft made three of these oscillations from an estimated altitude of 100 feet while flying over the length of runway 25.
At the end of the runway, the aircraft made a sharp left turn and dove straight into the ground. The crash was fatal for both the pilot and passenger.
Post crash investigation revealed only unusable fuel remaining in the fuel tanks.
As the FAA filed it
A PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER WAS ON A NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25 AT MRI. ON FINAL, AFTER PREVIOUSLY BEING CLEARED TO LAND BY MRI TOWER, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND THREE TIMES.
NO RESPONSE TO THE GO AROUND REQUESTS WERE GIVEN BY THE PILOT.
WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED SEEING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT RAISE AND LOWER WHILE HEARING THE ENGINE SPUTTERING AND FINALLY GOING QUIET.
THE AIRCRAFT MADE THREE OF THESE OSCILLATIONS FROM AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 100 FEET WHILE FLYING OVER THE LENGTH OF RUNWAY 25.
AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AND DOVE STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND. THE CRASH WAS FATAL FOR BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.
POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANKS.
NTSB investigation
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