What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed H27 and experienced a loss of power. The aircraft was only able to achieve 20 feet AGL. The pilot initiated an emergency landing on the same runway. The aircraft came down in the elementary school parking lot across the road from the end of the runway. Onsite investigation found the carburetor detached from the intake manifold.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED H27 AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACHIEVE 20 FEET AGL. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SAME RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKING LOT ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ONSITE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE CARBURETOR DETACHED FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.