What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
It was a pleasure flight with one passenger on board. Due to psychological need, Mr. Prindle (pilot) performed a low and slow fly by over the landing strip and it appears fine. He then landed "softly" and he felt fine at first until the weight of the aircraft sunk into the mud during aborted take-off. Aircraft sustained damaged in the following areas: a) LH elevator-leading edge outboard section bent almost 90", b) RH wing - lower surface, skin buldge, bent, wrinkle exceeding 12", c) nose gear shear at axle, d) nose gear area and tail section - fuselage skin damage, dent, wrinkle. Reviewed log book record, pilot certificate and aircraft documents found no discrepancies. Mr. Prindle (pilot) was counseled on 01-02-96 by faa-poi Mr. Rountree.
As the FAA filed it
IT WAS A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. DUE TO PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED, MR. PRINDLE (PILOT) PERFORMED A LOW AND SLOW FLY BY OVER THE LANDING STRIP AND IT APPEARS FINE. HE THEN LANDED "SOFTLY" AND HE FELT FINE AT FIRST UNTIL THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUNK INTO THE MUD DURING ABORTED TAKE-OFF. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: A) LH ELEVATOR-LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD SECTION BENT ALMOST 90", B) RH WING - LOWER SURFACE, SKIN BULDGE, BENT, WRINKLE EXCEEDING 12", C) NOSE GEAR SHEAR AT AXLE, D) NOSE GEAR AREA AND TAIL SECTION - FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE, DENT, WRINKLE. REVIEWED LOG BOOK RECORD, PILOT CERTIFICATE AND AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. MR. PRINDLE (PILOT) WAS COUNSELED ON 01-02-96 BY FAA-POI MR. ROUNTREE.
NTSB investigation
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