What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 14, 2017, at approximately 1845 eastern standard time, 500FT north of runway 29 at the Rochester Fulton County Airport, a 2016 experimental homebuilt Easy Raider with 1 person on board crashed in a business parking lot. The aircraft privacy data omitted operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulatons part 91 as a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological prevailed and no flight plan was filed. No injuries were reported to the pilot. The aircraft had departed runway 29 and was at 500FT AGL when pilot stated the engine was not producing power to maintain flight. The aircraft crashed in an asphalt parking lot across the street from the airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the landing gear and wings.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 14, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, 500FT NORTH OF RUNWAY 29 AT THE ROCHESTER FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT, A 2016 EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT EASY RAIDER WITH 1 PERSON ON BOARD CRASHED IN A BUSINESS PARKING LOT. THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATONS PART 91 AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED RUNWAY 29 AND WAS AT 500FT AGL WHEN PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN ASPHALT PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND WINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.