What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The pilot had just completed a practice instrument landing system approach to runway 27 at Melbourne airport, and he planned to perform a touch-and-go. During the landing roll-out, the pilot retracted the flaps and increased throttle. The pilot then stated that the left wing of the plane started coming up, and the nose yawed 30 degrees to the left. The pilot attempted to cottect with application of left aileron and right rudder, but by then the plane had departed the runway into the grass where it collided with a ditch. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest in an inverted position. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the commercial/atp-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT, AND HE PLANNED TO PERFORM A TOUCH-AND-GO. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND INCREASED THROTTLE. THE PILOT THEN STATED THAT THE LEFT WING OF THE PLANE STARTED COMING UP, AND THE NOSE YAWED 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COTTECT WITH APPLICATION OF LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER, BUT BY THEN THE PLANE HAD DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL/ATP-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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