What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed m graham clark airport (plk), for a 10 minute local flight to table rock airport (MO32). The pilot stated that as he crossed the runway 9 threshold at MO32, the aircraft drifted sharply to the left. The pilot applied full power and right rudder to correct the drift but the aircraft hit several trees approximately 70 feet left of the runway edge. The aircraft nose-dived to the ground causing substantial damage to the aircraft and serious injuries to the pilot. Two homeowners living adjacent to the runway stated that there were "occasional" gusts of wind from the south to southeast at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED M GRAHAM CLARK AIRPORT (PLK), FOR A 10 MINUTE LOCAL FLIGHT TO TABLE ROCK AIRPORT (MO32). THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE CROSSED THE RUNWAY 9 THRESHOLD AT MO32, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE DRIFT BUT THE AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL TREES APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE-DIVED TO THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT. TWO HOMEOWNERS LIVING ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY STATED THAT THERE WERE "OCCASIONAL" GUSTS OF WIND FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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