What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After take-off, pilot noticed that the a/c was not producing sufficient power to continue departure. Decision was made to return to the airport. Upon completing the turn, the pilot realized that he was not going to be able to make it to the runway, and elected to land on the taxiway. The a/c landed just short of the taxiway, the right main gear failed, and the a/c spun. The wings and rudders separated, two of the propellor blades separated, and the canopy was broken. The pilot was in contact with the pendelton tower during the entire operation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER TAKE-OFF, PILOT NOTICED THAT THE A/C WAS NOT PRODUCING SUFFICIENT POWER TO CONTINUE DEPARTURE. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. UPON COMPLETING THE TURN, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY, AND ELECTED TO LAND ON THE TAXIWAY. THE A/C LANDED JUST SHORT OF THE TAXIWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED, AND THE A/C SPUN. THE WINGS AND RUDDERS SEPARATED, TWO OF THE PROPELLOR BLADES SEPARATED, AND THE CANOPY WAS BROKEN. THE PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PENDELTON TOWER DURING THE ENTIRE OPERATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.