What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he did not remember the accident or what led to the airplane hitting the power lines. He mentioned he might have lost situational awareness or made a mistake, but he was unsure. Although he usually does not fly at low altitudes near power lines, he was familiar with the grass strip on his property and aware of the power lines, as he regularly flew over them during takeoff and landing. The pilot mentioned that the wind was mild during the flight, with his avionics showing a 4 mph wind from the south. He suggested that a pocket of air might have caused the plane to descend quickly which he had encountered previously with the same aircraft. Upon impact, the airplane caught fire, completely destroying it, but the pilot managed to exit the aircraft and avoid further injuries from the fire.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER THE ACCIDENT OR WHAT LED TO THE AIRPLANE HITTING THE POWER LINES. HE MENTIONED HE MIGHT HAVE LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OR MADE A MISTAKE, BUT HE WAS UNSURE. ALTHOUGH HE USUALLY DOES NOT FLY AT LOW ALTITUDES NEAR POWER LINES, HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE GRASS STRIP ON HIS PROPERTY AND AWARE OF THE POWER LINES, AS HE REGULARLY FLEW OVER THEM DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING. THE PILOT MENTIONED THAT THE WIND WAS MILD DURING THE FLIGHT, WITH HIS AVIONICS SHOWING A 4 MPH WIND FROM THE SOUTH. HE SUGGESTED THAT A POCKET OF AIR MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE PLANE TO DESCEND QUICKLY WHICH HE HAD ENCOUNTERED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE SAME AIRCRAFT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE, COMPLETELY DESTROYING IT, BUT THE PILOT MANAGED TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND AVOID FURTHER INJURIES FROM THE FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.