What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed spruce creek airpark (7FL6) on a part 91 flight with one (1) friend/passenger onboard. Prior to take-off on rwy 24, a complete run-up procedure was performed. Upon departing rwy 24, the aircraft climbed to 1000 AGL and power was set for cruise-flight. Engine parameters were verified and everything was normal. At fifteen(15) miles south of flagler airport the weather info was obtained from flagler ATIS. At eleven (11) miles south of flagler airport the pilot contacted flagler tower and proceeded to maneuver for a four (4) mile final to rwy 29 as instructed by ATC. At about 5-7 miles of the airport the engine experienced a unexpected and total loss of power. The engine continued to windmill, the pilot conducted emergency procedures for loss of power. An emergency was declared by the pilot with ATC. The pilot attempted a second engine-out emergency procedure, with no success. The pilot advised ATC of his intentions to land on I-95. The pilot tried to use one of the hwy markings as the center line. The passenger informed the pilot that a commercial truck was to his right. The pilot tried to maneuver the aircraft to the left to avoid hitting the truck but the right wing made contact with the truck on flare-out which made the aircraft cartwheel and ended up inverted on the right side of I-95. Both pilot and passenger exited the aircraft with only minor injuries, that did not require medical attention. The aircraft was severely damaged.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SPRUCE CREEK AIRPARK (7FL6) ON A PART 91 FLIGHT WITH ONE (1) FRIEND/PASSENGER ONBOARD. PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF ON RWY 24, A COMPLETE RUN-UP PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED. UPON DEPARTING RWY 24, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 1000 AGL AND POWER WAS SET FOR CRUISE-FLIGHT. ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE VERIFIED AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. AT FIFTEEN(15) MILES SOUTH OF FLAGLER AIRPORT THE WEATHER INFO WAS OBTAINED FROM FLAGLER ATIS. AT ELEVEN (11) MILES SOUTH OF FLAGLER AIRPORT THE PILOT CONTACTED FLAGLER TOWER AND PROCEEDED TO MANEUVER FOR A FOUR (4) MILE FINAL TO RWY 29 AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC. AT ABOUT 5-7 MILES OF THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A UNEXPECTED AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO WINDMILL, THE PILOT CONDUCTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LOSS OF POWER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE PILOT WITH ATC. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SECOND ENGINE-OUT EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT ADVISED ATC OF HIS INTENTIONS TO LAND ON I-95. THE PILOT TRIED TO USE ONE OF THE HWY MARKINGS AS THE CENTER LINE. THE PASSENGER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT A COMMERCIAL TRUCK WAS TO HIS RIGHT. THE PILOT TRIED TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING THE TRUCK BUT THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK ON FLARE-OUT WHICH MADE THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEEL AND ENDED UP INVERTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF I-95. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES, THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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