What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Witnesses stated that the pilot performed a short field takeoff to the south and climbed straight up to approximately seventy-five feet to one hundred feet of altitude. The pilot did what was described as a hammerhead type of manuever. The pilot was unable to recover before the right landing gear struck the ground, with the aircraft in a nose low attitude, sliding/bouncing across the cornfield, ending on a westerly heading. Family members at the nearby house assisted the backseat passenger out of the aircraft. The pilot died at the scene.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT PERFORMED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH AND CLIMBED STRAIGHT UP TO APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY-FIVE FEET TO ONE HUNDRED FEET OF ALTITUDE. THE PILOT DID WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A HAMMERHEAD TYPE OF MANUEVER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND, WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, SLIDING/BOUNCING ACROSS THE CORNFIELD, ENDING ON A WESTERLY HEADING. FAMILY MEMBERS AT THE NEARBY HOUSE ASSISTED THE BACKSEAT PASSENGER OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DIED AT THE SCENE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.