What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
02/19/2015 At 1420 local time aircraft N358CD, a 2004 Cirrus SR22 serial number 0967, departed the Lexington Kentucky airport (klex) runway 22 with three people on board. The aircraft was operating under part 91 rules. The aircraft was at about 200FT the engine started to backfire and lost power. The pilot pulled the throttle back to idle and began a descent to land on runway 22 landing on the approach end of runway 4 running off the end of runway damaging the aircraft and the FAA malsr lighting system, threshold lights, the steady burn lights and the first fiberglass frangable approach mast. Damage to the aircraft was to both wings and the landing gear. The damage to aircraft was substantial. The pilot and passengers were not injured. There was no fire. No emergency exit required.
As the FAA filed it
02/19/2015 AT 1420 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N358CD, A 2004 CIRRUS SR22 SERIAL NUMBER 0967, DEPARTED THE LEXINGTON KENTUCKY AIRPORT (KLEX) RUNWAY 22 WITH THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER PART 91 RULES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT ABOUT 200FT THE ENGINE STARTED TO BACKFIRE AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND BEGAN A DESCENT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 LANDING ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 4 RUNNING OFF THE END OF RUNWAY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FAA MALSR LIGHTING SYSTEM, THRESHOLD LIGHTS, THE STEADY BURN LIGHTS AND THE FIRST FIBERGLASS FRANGABLE APPROACH MAST. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO BOTH WINGS AND THE LANDING GEAR. THE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. NO EMERGENCY EXIT REQUIRED.
NTSB investigation
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