What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On departure aircraft seemed slow, sluggish, turned back, crashed in school parking lot. (-23) aircraft took off on runway 15 to the south east, lifted off approximately 3-4 feet into the air and settled back onto the runway at approximately 2000 ft. and approximately 1,500 ft. further down the runway attempted a second take off with the same results as the first time, taxiied to the end of the runway, turned around and took off to the north west on runway 33, lifted off at approximately 3,500 ft. to an altitude of approximately 100 feet, banked left and crashed in the Lexington, TN, high school yard. Flaps were stuck in the down position at approximately 7-10 degrees. Wind was out of the north east at 4 knots.
As the FAA filed it
ON DEPARTURE AIRCRAFT SEEMED SLOW, SLUGGISH, TURNED BACK, CRASHED IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT. (-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 15 TO THE SOUTH EAST, LIFTED OFF APPROXIMATELY 3-4 FEET INTO THE AIR AND SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT. AND APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FT. FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY ATTEMPTED A SECOND TAKE OFF WITH THE SAME RESULTS AS THE FIRST TIME, TAXIIED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, TURNED AROUND AND TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH WEST ON RUNWAY 33, LIFTED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FT. TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, BANKED LEFT AND CRASHED IN THE LEXINGTON, TN, HIGH SCHOOL YARD. FLAPS WERE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION AT APPROXIMATELY 7-10 DEGREES. WIND WAS OUT OF THE NORTH EAST AT 4 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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