What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During a take-off from Page, AZ (pga) and as witnessed by another pilot, the pilot (plus 2 passengers) encountered a stall after leaving ground effect @ the 3000 ft. marker of runway #15. The a/c then settled back down into ground effect but continued to attempt to gain altitude for another 1000 ft. (approx) of runway which resulted in a second stall, settling again into ground effect. The third and final attempt to gain altitude resulted in yet another stall which was more pronounced causing the a/c to contact the ground, nose down, l/h wing low. Damage to the a/c resulted in a fractured nose wheel fork and buckling (downward) of the l/h wing approx. mid-span. The propeller also contacted the ground. There were no (reported) injuries to the three (3) occupants and no post-crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A TAKE-OFF FROM PAGE, AZ (PGA) AND AS WITNESSED BY ANOTHER PILOT, THE PILOT (PLUS 2 PASSENGERS) ENCOUNTERED A STALL AFTER LEAVING GROUND EFFECT @ THE 3000 FT. MARKER OF RUNWAY #15. THE A/C THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN INTO GROUND EFFECT BUT CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO GAIN ALTITUDE FOR ANOTHER 1000 FT. (APPROX) OF RUNWAY WHICH RESULTED IN A SECOND STALL, SETTLING AGAIN INTO GROUND EFFECT. THE THIRD AND FINAL ATTEMPT TO GAIN ALTITUDE RESULTED IN YET ANOTHER STALL WHICH WAS MORE PRONOUNCED CAUSING THE A/C TO CONTACT THE GROUND, NOSE DOWN, L/H WING LOW. DAMAGE TO THE A/C RESULTED IN A FRACTURED NOSE WHEEL FORK AND BUCKLING (DOWNWARD) OF THE L/H WING APPROX. MID-SPAN. THE PROPELLER ALSO CONTACTED THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO (REPORTED) INJURIES TO THE THREE (3) OCCUPANTS AND NO POST-CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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