What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was executing a normal landing at W78, William M Tuck airfield. Aircraft performed normally throughout all phases of flight until a sudden engine failure on the downwind leg of runway 19. Pilot executed emergency procedures, but could not revive engine. Pilot kept gear in the up position to aid in glide performance of aircraft. While executing a power off 180 degree turn to runway 19, the aircraft struck an obstacle clearance marker which is offset approximately 50 yards left of centerline. The right hand stabilizer sustained substantial leading edge damage. The pilot had begun lowering the landing gear seconds before striking the obstacle marker; the aircraft subsequently lost lift and forward velocity and landed with the landing gear partially extended. The aircraft came to rest on airport property in the grass short of runway 19.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS EXECUTING A NORMAL LANDING AT W78, WILLIAM M TUCK AIRFIELD. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED NORMALLY THROUGHOUT ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT UNTIL A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF RUNWAY 19. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, BUT COULD NOT REVIVE ENGINE. PILOT KEPT GEAR IN THE UP POSITION TO AID IN GLIDE PERFORMANCE OF AIRCRAFT. WHILE EXECUTING A POWER OFF 180 DEGREE TURN TO RUNWAY 19, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE MARKER WHICH IS OFFSET APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE RIGHT HAND STABILIZER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. THE PILOT HAD BEGUN LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR SECONDS BEFORE STRIKING THE OBSTACLE MARKER; THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY LOST LIFT AND FORWARD VELOCITY AND LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON AIRPORT PROPERTY IN THE GRASS SHORT OF RUNWAY 19.
NTSB investigation
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