What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During approach to land at kmle, aircraft engine lost power following the application of flaps and nosing over for the descent. Pilot was able to temporarily restart engine, but it quit almost immediately after restart.
Pilot saw empty street below, maneuvered the aircraft to land in the street. Due to the low altitude, aircraft right wing struck a storage shed and wood fence during alignment for the street. Aircraft came to rest in the street, no injuries were sustained by the pilot. Substantial damage to the aircraft, right wing fuel tank was torn open, right wing strut was pulled loose from the fuselage, and the right leading edge was "accordioned" due to the impact with the shed and fence. Nose gear was collapsed, and significant damage to starboard side of the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
DURING APPROACH TO LAND AT KMLE, AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF FLAPS AND NOSING OVER FOR THE DESCENT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO TEMPORARILY RESTART ENGINE, BUT IT QUIT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER RESTART.
PILOT SAW EMPTY STREET BELOW, MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN THE STREET. DUE TO THE LOW ALTITUDE, AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK A STORAGE SHED AND WOOD FENCE DURING ALIGNMENT FOR THE STREET. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE STREET, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS TORN OPEN, RIGHT WING STRUT WAS PULLED LOOSE FROM THE FUSELAGE, AND THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE WAS "ACCORDIONED" DUE TO THE IMPACT WITH THE SHED AND FENCE. NOSE GEAR WAS COLLAPSED, AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO STARBOARD SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.
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