What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 8th, 2015, at approximately 1800 local (2300 UTC), the airman, holder of a private pilot certificate was involved in an aircraft incident while landing at leo?s Place private airport (1KS3), Riley, Kansas. The airman who was the sole occupant of the aircraft sustained no injuries. The aircraft departed his private grass strip co-located with his residence with the door/window open for a local pleasure flight in accordance with FAR 91. Due to falling outside air temperature, the airman proceeded to approach and land at (1KS3) in order to close the aircraft window. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the incident with conditions at kmhk located approximately 20 NM southeast of 1KS3 reported as: winds from 360 degrees at 08 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, and clear skies, temperature 19, dewpoint 0 celsius .
During the approach and landing phase to runway 36 at 1KS3, the airman diverted left of centerline to avoid a house and barns located approximately 200 yards south of the airfield. According to the airman's statement when clear of the farm he crossed a north/south powerline clearing the powerline by approximately 20 feet. Then while lined up for final the airman saw another powerline that runs east/west located approximately 112 yards south of the runway end. While attempting to pull up and clear the powerline, the tail wheel clipped the powerline. The aircraft then touched down hard short of the runway which resulted in the gear collapsing and minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 8TH, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL (2300 UTC), THE AIRMAN, HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WHILE LANDING AT LEO?S PLACE PRIVATE AIRPORT (1KS3), RILEY, KANSAS. THE AIRMAN WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP CO-LOCATED WITH HIS RESIDENCE WITH THE DOOR/WINDOW OPEN FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 91. DUE TO FALLING OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE, THE AIRMAN PROCEEDED TO APPROACH AND LAND AT (1KS3) IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE AIRCRAFT WINDOW. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WITH CONDITIONS AT KMHK LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 20 NM SOUTHEAST OF 1KS3 REPORTED AS: WINDS FROM 360 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, AND CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE 19, DEWPOINT 0 CELSIUS .
DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING PHASE TO RUNWAY 36 AT 1KS3, THE AIRMAN DIVERTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE TO AVOID A HOUSE AND BARNS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SOUTH OF THE AIRFIELD. ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN'S STATEMENT WHEN CLEAR OF THE FARM HE CROSSED A NORTH/SOUTH POWERLINE CLEARING THE POWERLINE BY APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. THEN WHILE LINED UP FOR FINAL THE AIRMAN SAW ANOTHER POWERLINE THAT RUNS EAST/WEST LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 112 YARDS SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY END. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL UP AND CLEAR THE POWERLINE, THE TAIL WHEEL CLIPPED THE POWERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN HARD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WHICH RESULTED IN THE GEAR COLLAPSING AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.