What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Accident investigation revealed that aircraft made several low altitude passes along runway 20 with steep pull up/turning maneuvers to reverse course. Pilot lost control of aircraft while maneuvering, resulting in a stall/spin at approximately 300 feet AGL. Aircraft impacted vertically, resulting in fatal injuries to the pilot. (.19) on March 8, 2002, at 1730 central standard time, a moore sammie, m-Breezy,experimental airplane, N9167C, registered to a private owner/operator, collided with the ground after takeoff at Pell City airport, Alabama. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated Pell City, Alabama, at the time of the accident. According to the airport manager, the pilot had planned to do some local flying in the area. According to witnesses, the airplane was climbing, when it pitched down and impacted the ground just outside the airport property. Examination of the wreckage r evealed, all flight controls were present, and the pilot did not report any mechanical or flight control malfunction prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AIRCRAFT MADE SEVERAL LOW ALTITUDE PASSES ALONG RUNWAY 20 WITH STEEP PULL UP/TURNING MANEUVERS TO REVERSE COURSE. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE MANEUVERING, RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED VERTICALLY, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT. (.19) ON MARCH 8, 2002, AT 1730 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A MOORE SAMMIE, M-BREEZY,EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N9167C, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER/OPERATOR, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF AT PELL CITY AIRPORT, ALABAMA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED PELL CITY, ALABAMA, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER, THE PILOT HAD PLANNED TO DO SOME LOCAL FLYING IN THE AREA. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING, WHEN IT PITCHED DOWN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE R EVEALED, ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE PRESENT, AND THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL OR FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.