What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A commercial pilot failed to correctly position the flaps during takeoff, resulting in insufficient altitude gain and subsequent contact with a powerline. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, but both the pilot and passenger were unharmed. Both the aircraft and pilot had proper certification and current inspection statuses.
As the FAA filed it
A COMMERCIAL PILOT FAILED TO CORRECTLY POSITION THE FLAPS DURING TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE GAIN AND SUBSEQUENT CONTACT WITH A POWERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNHARMED. BOTH THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT HAD PROPER CERTIFICATION AND CURRENT INSPECTION STATUSES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N8047F · 1
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