What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 14, 2014 at about 1450 hrs local time this aircraft departed runway 23 at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport with one pilot and two passengers on board. At about 400 to 500 feet altitude the engine quit running. The pilot had just started a left turn when the engine quit and continued the left turn. The pilot decided to try and land in a parking lot on the airport property as it was free of parked cars. The aircraft lost enough altitude that is when through some bushes, across an airport roadway and then into the parking lot where it came to rest. All three landing gears had been broken off when it crossed the roadway. The pilot and passengers exited the aircraft. The was no fire or fuel leaking. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 14, 2014 AT ABOUT 1450 HRS LOCAL TIME THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 AT THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AT ABOUT 400 TO 500 FEET ALTITUDE THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT HAD JUST STARTED A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND CONTINUED THE LEFT TURN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO TRY AND LAND IN A PARKING LOT ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY AS IT WAS FREE OF PARKED CARS. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENOUGH ALTITUDE THAT IS WHEN THROUGH SOME BUSHES, ACROSS AN AIRPORT ROADWAY AND THEN INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE IT CAME TO REST. ALL THREE LANDING GEARS HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF WHEN IT CROSSED THE ROADWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE WAS NO FIRE OR FUEL LEAKING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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