What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07/18/2024 aircraft was attemting to land on rwy 10 at FL37 when the pilot mistook a road parallel to rwy 10 for the runway. At the last moment the pilot recognized his mistake and during the go-around the aircraft struck a distribution powerline causing substatial damage to the left-wing spar. The aircraft landed at kfpr without incident and no injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/18/2024 AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMTING TO LAND ON RWY 10 AT FL37 WHEN THE PILOT MISTOOK A ROAD PARALLEL TO RWY 10 FOR THE RUNWAY. AT THE LAST MOMENT THE PILOT RECOGNIZED HIS MISTAKE AND DURING THE GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DISTRIBUTION POWERLINE CAUSING SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT-WING SPAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KFPR WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.