What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was attempting to land on a grass strip at the Roxbury, NY airport due to deteriorating weather. The pilot stated that upon touching down, he realized that he had little to no breaking due to wet field conditions. The pilot stated that he realized he was not going to be able to stop on the grass strip and initiated a go-around. The aircraft, still in the landing configuration was unable to clear power lines and trees at the departure end of the runway. The pilot stated that he heard two twangs as the aircraft struck the power lines followed by the initial impact of the trees. The pilot stated the aircraft then spun as the engine was sheered from the airframe. All pieces came to rest at the treeline. The pilot stated that he had adequate fuel onboard, that there were no control or engine malfunctions.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A GRASS STRIP AT THE ROXBURY, NY AIRPORT DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON TOUCHING DOWN, HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD LITTLE TO NO BREAKING DUE TO WET FIELD CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP ON THE GRASS STRIP AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT, STILL IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR POWER LINES AND TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD TWO TWANGS AS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER LINES FOLLOWED BY THE INITIAL IMPACT OF THE TREES. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN AS THE ENGINE WAS SHEERED FROM THE AIRFRAME. ALL PIECES CAME TO REST AT THE TREELINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ADEQUATE FUEL ONBOARD, THAT THERE WERE NO CONTROL OR ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS.
NTSB investigation
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