What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot shut down the rear engine and feathered the prop as part of exploring the single engine charecteristics of his aircraft. He then flew turns and straight-and-level noteing single engine climb rates, etc. When he tried to un-feather the rear prop and re-start the rear engine he was unsuccessful. A single engine approach and landing was then necessary. During the landing approach he noticed that I had lost his full down flap setting. As it appeared his approach was going to cause him to land long, he elected to attempt to conduct a single-engine go-around. He was unable to gain or maintain altitude and an emergency landing became necessary. He turned to miss housing structures and other major obstructions. The aircraft hit small trees and a board fence before coming to rest, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE REAR ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROP AS PART OF EXPLORING THE SINGLE ENGINE CHARECTERISTICS OF HIS AIRCRAFT. HE THEN FLEW TURNS AND STRAIGHT-AND-LEVEL NOTEING SINGLE ENGINE CLIMB RATES, ETC. WHEN HE TRIED TO UN-FEATHER THE REAR PROP AND RE-START THE REAR ENGINE HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING WAS THEN NECESSARY. DURING THE LANDING APPROACH HE NOTICED THAT I HAD LOST HIS FULL DOWN FLAP SETTING. AS IT APPEARED HIS APPROACH WAS GOING TO CAUSE HIM TO LAND LONG, HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT A SINGLE-ENGINE GO-AROUND. HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING BECAME NECESSARY. HE TURNED TO MISS HOUSING STRUCTURES AND OTHER MAJOR OBSTRUCTIONS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT SMALL TREES AND A BOARD FENCE BEFORE COMING TO REST, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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