What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On takeoff, pilot bounced twice in ground effect. On the second bounce, the nosewheel housing may have fractured jamming the nose wheel to the right. The nosewheel and rudder are interconnected to both rudder pedals and rudder nosesteer hand control. Dur to the nosewheel being jammed right, the aircraft could only turn right (full left aileron deflection was inputted, but it didn't over the turning force. The a/c hit a tree, flipped over and crashed. No fire, no injury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON TAKEOFF, PILOT BOUNCED TWICE IN GROUND EFFECT. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE NOSEWHEEL HOUSING MAY HAVE FRACTURED JAMMING THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSEWHEEL AND RUDDER ARE INTERCONNECTED TO BOTH RUDDER PEDALS AND RUDDER NOSESTEER HAND CONTROL. DUR TO THE NOSEWHEEL BEING JAMMED RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT COULD ONLY TURN RIGHT (FULL LEFT AILERON DEFLECTION WAS INPUTTED, BUT IT DIDN'T OVER THE TURNING FORCE. THE A/C HIT A TREE, FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED. NO FIRE, NO INJURY.
NTSB investigation
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