What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 12, 2015 aircraft departed southwest from North Perry Airport at 11AM for a 3-hour banner tow circuit over the miami-dade state fair, just south of Florida international university?s campus. Upon reaching the destination, about 7 miles southwest of miami international airport, aircraft started the circuit patterns around the state fair. After two hours at the banner location, aircraft started back to North Perry Airport early due to the up and down draft thermals and gusty winds (according to the pilot). Miami ATC vectored aircraft west over the everglades and then once FAR enough west cleared northbound turn back to north Perry. While trying to maintain 1300 feet, pilot noticed that aircraft was at 1200 feet, so pilot slightly increase power to get back up to 1300 feet, but noticed no response. At that time the aircraft was at 1000 feet, so the pilot applied carburetor heat and waited a few seconds, but continued to lose altitude. At approximately 700 feet pilot turned fuel pump on and put mixture rich. Immediately after going mixture rich aircraft lost almost all power. Aircrat rapidly loss altitude so pilot released the banner.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 12, 2015 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SOUTHWEST FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT AT 11AM FOR A 3-HOUR BANNER TOW CIRCUIT OVER THE MIAMI-DADE STATE FAIR, JUST SOUTH OF FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY?S CAMPUS. UPON REACHING THE DESTINATION, ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT STARTED THE CIRCUIT PATTERNS AROUND THE STATE FAIR. AFTER TWO HOURS AT THE BANNER LOCATION, AIRCRAFT STARTED BACK TO NORTH PERRY AIRPORT EARLY DUE TO THE UP AND DOWN DRAFT THERMALS AND GUSTY WINDS (ACCORDING TO THE PILOT). MIAMI ATC VECTORED AIRCRAFT WEST OVER THE EVERGLADES AND THEN ONCE FAR ENOUGH WEST CLEARED NORTHBOUND TURN BACK TO NORTH PERRY. WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN 1300 FEET, PILOT NOTICED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1200 FEET, SO PILOT SLIGHTLY INCREASE POWER TO GET BACK UP TO 1300 FEET, BUT NOTICED NO RESPONSE. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1000 FEET, SO THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS, BUT CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE. AT APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET PILOT TURNED FUEL PUMP ON AND PUT MIXTURE RICH. IMMEDIATELY AFTER GOING MIXTURE RICH AIRCRAFT LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. AIRCRAT RAPIDLY LOSS ALTITUDE SO PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER.
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