What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Sunday 06/11/2023 at 1500 local time this office was informed of a fatal aircraft accident at Shear Airport 63NY. The accident involved a single engine experimental Harmon Rocket aircraft privacy data omitted. The pilot and only occupant was fatally injured.
The aircraft departed the grass runway heading south. The aircraft turned 180 degrees to do a low pass over the runway at 10-15 feet. Near the end of the runway the aircraft veered left struck trees along braley rd. and crashed in a corn field on the opposite side of braley rd.
The impact in the trees ruptured the fuel cell and broken branches landed on power lines. This resulted in a fire at the scene.
A witness reported that during the low pass an approx. 4-5 inch piece of the propeller blade tip landed near him. This happened just before the aircraft veered left into the trees.
The piece of propeller was given to the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
ON SUNDAY 06/11/2023 AT 1500 LOCAL TIME THIS OFFICE WAS INFORMED OF A FATAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT SHEAR AIRPORT 63NY. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED A SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL HARMON ROCKET AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE GRASS RUNWAY HEADING SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 180 DEGREES TO DO A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY AT 10-15 FEET. NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT STRUCK TREES ALONG BRALEY RD. AND CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF BRALEY RD.
THE IMPACT IN THE TREES RUPTURED THE FUEL CELL AND BROKEN BRANCHES LANDED ON POWER LINES. THIS RESULTED IN A FIRE AT THE SCENE.
A WITNESS REPORTED THAT DURING THE LOW PASS AN APPROX. 4-5 INCH PIECE OF THE PROPELLER BLADE TIP LANDED NEAR HIM. THIS HAPPENED JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO THE TREES.
THE PIECE OF PROPELLER WAS GIVEN TO THE NTSB.
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