What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot was doing soft field takeoff and began too steep of a climb, his airspeed declined to 40 knots and the flight instructor took the aircraft, dropped the nose to prevent a departure stall. The left main landing gear collided with the tree tops and the aircraft pitched 90 degrees nose down between the trees. An inspection of the aircraft and engine found no discrepancies which would have contributed to the accident. The calculated max gross takeoff weight by the flight instructor was 1582 lbs. With a max gross takeoff weight of 1600 lbs. A temp of 92 degrees and fuel of 22 gallons.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS DOING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AND BEGAN TOO STEEP OF A CLIMB, HIS AIRSPEED DECLINED TO 40 KNOTS AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE AIRCRAFT, DROPPED THE NOSE TO PREVENT A DEPARTURE STALL. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH THE TREE TOPS AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED 90 DEGREES NOSE DOWN BETWEEN THE TREES. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES WHICH WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CALCULATED MAX GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS 1582 LBS. WITH A MAX GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT OF 1600 LBS. A TEMP OF 92 DEGREES AND FUEL OF 22 GALLONS.
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