What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed on a road adjacent to Perras airport due to unkn circumstances. (.4) the private pilot was receiving flight instruction from the CFI. The airplane performed a touch and go landing, and a witness located at the end of the runway said the airplane looked very low, and was not more than 20 feet above the ground during the climb out. The airplane remained low and then made a left turn. During the turn, the airplane pitched down and impacted a rural road, at 'more than a 45 degree angle.' Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact malfunctions, however, it was noted that the wooden propeller remained intact, and the propeller damage appeared to be caused by forward motion. Review of an FAA carburetor icing probability chart placed the temperature and dewpoint recorded at an airport about 2 miles from the accident site, in the 'serious icing at glide power' range. (-23) the aircraft had just completed a touch and go from Perras field, a private grass airport. The aircraft had made a 180 degree turn to the left and was approaching the crest of a hill when it struck the terrain at a ver y sharp angle. There was no evidence of ground contact by the aircraft prior to the point of impact. From examining the damage sustained to the propeller and a statement by a witness, the engine may not have been running at the time of impact.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED ON A ROAD ADJACENT TO PERRAS AIRPORT DUE TO UNKN CIRCUMSTANCES. (.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM THE CFI. THE AIRPLANE PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, AND A WITNESS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY SAID THE AIRPLANE LOOKED VERY LOW, AND WAS NOT MORE THAN 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING THE CLIMB OUT. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED LOW AND THEN MADE A LEFT TURN. DURING THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN AND IMPACTED A RURAL ROAD, AT 'MORE THAN A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.' EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTIONS, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WOODEN PROPELLER REMAINED INTACT, AND THE PROPELLER DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY FORWARD MOTION. REVIEW OF AN FAA CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART PLACED THE TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT RECORDED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, IN THE 'SERIOUS ICING AT GLIDE POWER' RANGE. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COMPLETED A TOUCH AND GO FROM PERRAS FIELD, A PRIVATE GRASS AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT AND WAS APPROACHING THE CREST OF A HILL WHEN IT STRUCK THE TERRAIN AT A VER Y SHARP ANGLE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF GROUND CONTACT BY THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE POINT OF IMPACT. FROM EXAMINING THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER AND A STATEMENT BY A WITNESS, THE ENGINE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.