What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N247F was inbound on the RNAV 17 to Sugarland, Texas (sgr). The aircraft had leveled off at the minimum descent altitude (mda) of 640 feet when the engine started running rough and lost power. The pilot was able to crash land on a road running perpendicular to the approach flight path severing a power cable and striking two cars. The destroyed aircraft came to rest on the median of voss road about .75NM from the end of the runway. The two pilots up front were unharmed but the passenger/camera operator sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
N247F WAS INBOUND ON THE RNAV 17 TO SUGARLAND, TEXAS (SGR). THE AIRCRAFT HAD LEVELED OFF AT THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) OF 640 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CRASH LAND ON A ROAD RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE APPROACH FLIGHT PATH SEVERING A POWER CABLE AND STRIKING TWO CARS. THE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE MEDIAN OF VOSS ROAD ABOUT .75NM FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE TWO PILOTS UP FRONT WERE UNHARMED BUT THE PASSENGER/CAMERA OPERATOR SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
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