What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The student pilot (sp) was performing a soft field takeoff. He stated, 'I pulled yoke full aft, power full, and rolled down the runway. Plane wallowed into air at approximately 60 mph. I pushed nose forward, left wing dropped. Plane wandered to side of runway. I lost ground effect. Left wing dropped. Plane looped to left. I tried to correct. Apparently pulled nose up too much and stalled....' The airplane's left wing tip and propeller struck the ground. The airplane cartwheeled, and came to rest in a swampy area on the left side of the runway, where a post crash fire ensued. Examination of wreckage did not reveal any evidence a mechanical malfunction of the airframe or engine. The sp reported 43 hours of total flight experience, all in make and model. (-23) on Sunday evening, July 19, 1998, at approximately 1845, the student pilot, Mr. Peter shorey, as performing a soft field takeoff at rkd. He back taxiied on runway 21. The flaps were at 25 degrees, fuel full rich. As the airplane turned down, the yoke was pulled full aft, power full. The plane wallowed into the air at approximately 60 mph, the nose pushed forward, left wing dropped further, plane looped. In trying to correct, the pilot stated he pulled the nose up too much and stalled. Airplane crashed and caught fire.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT (SP) WAS PERFORMING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. HE STATED, 'I PULLED YOKE FULL AFT, POWER FULL, AND ROLLED DOWN THE RUNWAY. PLANE WALLOWED INTO AIR AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. I PUSHED NOSE FORWARD, LEFT WING DROPPED. PLANE WANDERED TO SIDE OF RUNWAY. I LOST GROUND EFFECT. LEFT WING DROPPED. PLANE LOOPED TO LEFT. I TRIED TO CORRECT. APPARENTLY PULLED NOSE UP TOO MUCH AND STALLED....' THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED, AND CAME TO REST IN A SWAMPY AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED. EXAMINATION OF WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. THE SP REPORTED 43 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, ALL IN MAKE AND MODEL. (-23) ON SUNDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1845, THE STUDENT PILOT, MR. PETER SHOREY, AS PERFORMING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AT RKD. HE BACK TAXIIED ON RUNWAY 21. THE FLAPS WERE AT 25 DEGREES, FUEL FULL RICH. AS THE AIRPLANE TURNED DOWN, THE YOKE WAS PULLED FULL AFT, POWER FULL. THE PLANE WALLOWED INTO THE AIR AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE NOSE PUSHED FORWARD, LEFT WING DROPPED FURTHER, PLANE LOOPED. IN TRYING TO CORRECT, THE PILOT STATED HE PULLED THE NOSE UP TOO MUCH AND STALLED. AIRPLANE CRASHED AND CAUGHT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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