What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Witness' stated the aircraft was at an approximate altitude of 100 feet headed on an east/northeast direction and was in a steep, left turn when it made violent right roll and cork screwed into the ground at an approximate angle of 75 degrees. The wings appeared to have impacted the ground almost level, as both wing leading edges were crushed almost to the wing spars. When we arrived on the scene, all primary flight controls were checked for continuity and with exception of what was believed to be demolished on impact, were intact. Photographs were taken. The fuel tank, which was just forward of the instrument panel, was constructed of fiberglass and ruptured on impact. Fuel smell was strong at the scene. A letter applying for inspection for issuance of an airworthiness certificate was received by the wichita flight standards district office and was post dated October 22, 2001. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESS' STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 100 FEET HEADED ON AN EAST/NORTHEAST DIRECTION AND WAS IN A STEEP, LEFT TURN WHEN IT MADE VIOLENT RIGHT ROLL AND CORK SCREWED INTO THE GROUND AT AN APPROXIMATE ANGLE OF 75 DEGREES. THE WINGS APPEARED TO HAVE IMPACTED THE GROUND ALMOST LEVEL, AS BOTH WING LEADING EDGES WERE CRUSHED ALMOST TO THE WING SPARS. WHEN WE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, ALL PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY AND WITH EXCEPTION OF WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE DEMOLISHED ON IMPACT, WERE INTACT. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN. THE FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS JUST FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WAS CONSTRUCTED OF FIBERGLASS AND RUPTURED ON IMPACT. FUEL SMELL WAS STRONG AT THE SCENE. A LETTER APPLYING FOR INSPECTION FOR ISSUANCE OF AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS RECEIVED BY THE WICHITA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE AND WAS POST DATED OCTOBER 22, 2001. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.