What happened
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On may 9th, 2021 at 4:33 MDT, the aircraft departed from roswell air center (krow) with an intended destination of Stellar airpark (P19). Prior to departing (krow), the aircraft received fuel services, topping off the fuel. The entire flight leading up to the santan mountains, approximately 13 miles southeast of P19, was uneventful. Upon crossing the santan mountains, radar services were terminated, and she changed to Stellar aiport's CTAF, as advised by ATC. At this point, it was nearing the end of civil twilight, vastly reducing my ability to discern outside visual references. She keyed the microphone in an attempt to position the pilot-controlled lighting to the high setting. Still unable to make visual contact, she made numerous attempts to turn on airport lighting. The airport beacon was notom'd inoperative. Approximately 5 miles south of the field, she believed she had made visual contact with the airport and continued straight-in runway 35. At approximately 150 feet AGL, she realized that she had mistakenly lined up with s mcclintock Dr. She initiated a go-around. On the go-around, she made visual contact with the powerlines perpendicular to s mcclintock dr and parallel to loop 202 and she was unable to maneuver the aircraft to avoid. The aircraft struck the power lines causing a lose of control and impact the ground below.
The aircraft collided with the lowermost power line cable just south of the crash site, causing minimal damage to the power line cable, indicated in slight fraying at the point of impact. The aircraft struck the ground inverted and nose down. The aircraft's left-wing impacted a fence surrounding the highway overpass. One, approximately 5-foot wide section of the fence was damaged. The aircraft rotated slightly around the left wing during the impact sequence, striking the right-wing and nose on the ground. The wings, nose, and forward cabin section of the aircraft suffered substantial damage. Aft of the passenger cabin, including the entire tail section, was relatively undamaged.
Having flown into Stellar Airport (P19) at night in the past, she was familiar with the airport being difficult to make visual contact with.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 9TH, 2021 AT 4:33 MDT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM ROSWELL AIR CENTER (KROW) WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF STELLAR AIRPARK (P19). PRIOR TO DEPARTING (KROW), THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FUEL SERVICES, TOPPING OFF THE FUEL. THE ENTIRE FLIGHT LEADING UP TO THE SANTAN MOUNTAINS, APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF P19, WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON CROSSING THE SANTAN MOUNTAINS, RADAR SERVICES WERE TERMINATED, AND SHE CHANGED TO STELLAR AIPORT'S CTAF, AS ADVISED BY ATC. AT THIS POINT, IT WAS NEARING THE END OF CIVIL TWILIGHT, VASTLY REDUCING MY ABILITY TO DISCERN OUTSIDE VISUAL REFERENCES. SHE KEYED THE MICROPHONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO POSITION THE PILOT-CONTROLLED LIGHTING TO THE HIGH SETTING. STILL UNABLE TO MAKE VISUAL CONTACT, SHE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO TURN ON AIRPORT LIGHTING. THE AIRPORT BEACON WAS NOTOM'D INOPERATIVE. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE FIELD, SHE BELIEVED SHE HAD MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE AIRPORT AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT-IN RUNWAY 35. AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL, SHE REALIZED THAT SHE HAD MISTAKENLY LINED UP WITH S MCCLINTOCK DR. SHE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. ON THE GO-AROUND, SHE MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE POWERLINES PERPENDICULAR TO S MCCLINTOCK DR AND PARALLEL TO LOOP 202 AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER LINES CAUSING A LOSE OF CONTROL AND IMPACT THE GROUND BELOW.
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE LOWERMOST POWER LINE CABLE JUST SOUTH OF THE CRASH SITE, CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE POWER LINE CABLE, INDICATED IN SLIGHT FRAYING AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND INVERTED AND NOSE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT-WING IMPACTED A FENCE SURROUNDING THE HIGHWAY OVERPASS. ONE, APPROXIMATELY 5-FOOT WIDE SECTION OF THE FENCE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED SLIGHTLY AROUND THE LEFT WING DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE, STRIKING THE RIGHT-WING AND NOSE ON THE GROUND. THE WINGS, NOSE, AND FORWARD CABIN SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AFT OF THE PASSENGER CABIN, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE TAIL SECTION, WAS RELATIVELY UNDAMAGED.
HAVING FLOWN INTO STELLAR AIRPORT (P19) AT NIGHT IN THE PAST, SHE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT BEING DIFFICULT TO MAKE VISUAL CONTACT WITH.
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