What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed from kcgs runway 15 on an IFR flight plan at approximately 1445 without incident. The aircraft climbed to 1,900 feet before entering a right hand spiraling descent. At 1447 the final radar target was at 525 feet with a ground speed of 153 knots. The aircraft impacted at 6639 chestnut dr. New Carrollton, MD. The aircraft struck trees in the rear of the home before impacting the car port attached to the home, as well as a car in the driveway. The aircraft caught fire with debris spreading into the street and into the neighbor's yard across the street. The majority of the fuselage was consumed by fire, however, flight control continuity was proven. All major flight control components were located at the scene.
The engine and propeller were inspected in the field and both show evidence that the engine was producing power. One magneto was tested and produced spark. The directional gyro showed rotational scoring. A borescope inspection of all 4 cylinders showed no signs of damage or excess wear. Rocker covers were removed and no damage or excessive wear were noted. However, the engine could not be rotated due to impact damage. The propeller showed rotational scratching. A witness also reported the aircraft to be loud prior to impact.
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As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM KCGS RUNWAY 15 ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 1,900 FEET BEFORE ENTERING A RIGHT HAND SPIRALING DESCENT. AT 1447 THE FINAL RADAR TARGET WAS AT 525 FEET WITH A GROUND SPEED OF 153 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AT 6639 CHESTNUT DR. NEW CARROLLTON, MD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES IN THE REAR OF THE HOME BEFORE IMPACTING THE CAR PORT ATTACHED TO THE HOME, AS WELL AS A CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE WITH DEBRIS SPREADING INTO THE STREET AND INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD ACROSS THE STREET. THE MAJORITY OF THE FUSELAGE WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE, HOWEVER, FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS PROVEN. ALL MAJOR FLIGHT CONTROL COMPONENTS WERE LOCATED AT THE SCENE.
THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE INSPECTED IN THE FIELD AND BOTH SHOW EVIDENCE THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER. ONE MAGNETO WAS TESTED AND PRODUCED SPARK. THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO SHOWED ROTATIONAL SCORING. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF ALL 4 CYLINDERS SHOWED NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR EXCESS WEAR. ROCKER COVERS WERE REMOVED AND NO DAMAGE OR EXCESSIVE WEAR WERE NOTED. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE ROTATED DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER SHOWED ROTATIONAL SCRATCHING. A WITNESS ALSO REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE LOUD PRIOR TO IMPACT.
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NTSB investigation
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