What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Departed runway, returned, impacted the ground between taxiway and runway. (.4)the airplane took off, remained in the airport traffic pattern and had turned onto final approach. Without warning, at an altitude of approximately 200 to 300 feet above the ground, the airplane's right wing made two downward dips. The airplane then entered a nose down, right roll which continued until the airplane impacted the ground in an inverted attitude. Flight control continuity was not established because of extensive impact damage. At the time of the accident, the pilot had 1,369 total flight hours, and had accured 4.5 hours in this aircraft since it was certificated 10 months before the accident.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED RUNWAY, RETURNED, IMPACTED THE GROUND BETWEEN TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY. (.4)THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF, REMAINED IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN AND HAD TURNED ONTO FINAL APPROACH. WITHOUT WARNING, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING MADE TWO DOWNWARD DIPS. THE AIRPLANE THEN ENTERED A NOSE DOWN, RIGHT ROLL WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS NOT ESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE IMPACT DAMAGE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD 1,369 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS, AND HAD ACCURED 4.5 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT SINCE IT WAS CERTIFICATED 10 MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.