What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On sept. 3, 2016, pilot was flying his experimental home built aircraft N4513S out of Holland park township airport (hlm), Michigan, for recreational purpose. After landing at hlm he fueled the aircraft and prepared to fly to his home base at delton, MI, a 25 nautical mile direct flight. Pilot started the engine and performed satisfactory performance check, entered RUNWAY23 and departed. During climb out at about 100 feet AGL aircraft lost engine power, pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft and noticed an open area in a park across the street from the airport just left of runway heading. He chose that area because of houses forward and to the right of runway and he had determined that he was to low to turn around and land at the departure airport. As he approached the open field the aircraft right wing clipped a light pole and the aircraft spun to a stop upside down. Pilot suffered many cuts on his face and arms and several neck vertebre fractures. He was conscious when he was pulled out of the wreckage. He was transported to Holland medical center emergency room.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPT. 3, 2016, PILOT WAS FLYING HIS EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT N4513S OUT OF HOLLAND PARK TOWNSHIP AIRPORT (HLM), MICHIGAN, FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSE. AFTER LANDING AT HLM HE FUELED THE AIRCRAFT AND PREPARED TO FLY TO HIS HOME BASE AT DELTON, MI, A 25 NAUTICAL MILE DIRECT FLIGHT.PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE CHECK, ENTERED RUNWAY23 AND DEPARTED. DURING CLIMB OUT AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER, PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED AN OPEN AREA IN A PARK ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE AIRPORT JUST LEFT OF RUNWAY HEADING. HE CHOSE THAT AREA BECAUSE OF HOUSES FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY AND HE HAD DETERMINED THAT HE WAS TO LOW TO TURN AROUND AND LAND AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AS HE APPROACHED THE OPEN FIELD THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING CLIPPED A LIGHT POLE AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT SUFFERED MANY CUTS ON HIS FACE AND ARMS AND SEVERAL NECK VERTEBRE FRACTURES. HE WAS CONSCIOUS WHEN HE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOLLAND MEDICAL CENTER EMERGENCY ROOM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.