What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Witnesses stated that there were two popping sounds that came from the aircraft, at about 100 ft to 200 ft AGL, after takeoff. At that point the aircraft started a right turn. The aircraft stalled and spun into the ground in a near vertical attitude. The aircraft was suspended at its tail section by a fence and some trees, inside the eastern boundary of the airport. The impact site was about 100 ft beyond the departure end of runway 05 and about 400 ft to the right of the runway centerline. Debris associated with the airplane was within a 30-foot radius of the impact point. The aircraft incurred substantial damage to the engine compartment and forward cabin area, as well as extensive damage to both wings. (.19) on June 19, 2002, about 0958 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-46-310P, N9127L, registered to, and operated by a private individual, as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed shortly after takeoff from Naples Municipal Airport, Naples, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot, and two passengers received fatal injuries, and the aircraft incurred substantial damage. T he flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to witnesses, the airplane had just departed from runway 05, and had reached a low altitude in the vicinity of the departure end of the runway, when it entered into a steep right turn. The witnesses further stated that the turn continued, followed by an entry into a spin, and the airplane descended and impacted the ground. The airplane came to rest in a nose-low, near vertical position, and was suspended at its tail section by a fence and some trees along the eastern perimeter of the airport. The impact site was about 100 feet beyond the departure end of the runway and about 400 feet to the right of the runway centerline, and debris associated with the airplane was within a 30-foot radius of the impact point. The airplane incurred heavy damage to the engine compartment and the forward cabin area, as well as extensive damage to both wings.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESSES STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO POPPING SOUNDS THAT CAME FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AT ABOUT 100 FT TO 200 FT AGL, AFTER TAKEOFF. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSPENDED AT ITS TAIL SECTION BY A FENCE AND SOME TREES, INSIDE THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE AIRPORT. THE IMPACT SITE WAS ABOUT 100 FT BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 05 AND ABOUT 400 FT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. DEBRIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRPLANE WAS WITHIN A 30-FOOT RADIUS OF THE IMPACT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FORWARD CABIN AREA, AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. (.19) ON JUNE 19, 2002, ABOUT 0958 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-46-310P, N9127L, REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NAPLES, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. T HE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 05, AND HAD REACHED A LOW ALTITUDE IN THE VICINITY OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, WHEN IT ENTERED INTO A STEEP RIGHT TURN. THE WITNESSES FURTHER STATED THAT THE TURN CONTINUED, FOLLOWED BY AN ENTRY INTO A SPIN, AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A NOSE-LOW, NEAR VERTICAL POSITION, AND WAS SUSPENDED AT ITS TAIL SECTION BY A FENCE AND SOME TREES ALONG THE EASTERN PERIMETER OF THE AIRPORT. THE IMPACT SITE WAS ABOUT 100 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 400 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND DEBRIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRPLANE WAS WITHIN A 30-FOOT RADIUS OF THE IMPACT POINT. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE FORWARD CABIN AREA, AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.