What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was departing runway 9 at Houston Southwest where it stalled shortly after take off and settled hard to the runway. Aircraft veered left where the left wing struck a taxi light and embedded in the leading edge. The aircraft crossed a ditch and continued down the taxiway paralleling runway 9/27 at a high rate of speed for approximately 1000 feet and then veered right where it struck a metal sign and culvert which sheared the nose wheel off. The aircraft came to rest, nose down, north of the approach end of 27 in the grass pointing east. No flight plan filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 9 AT HOUSTON SOUTHWEST WHERE IT STALLED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF AND SETTLED HARD TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT WHERE THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT AND EMBEDDED IN THE LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A DITCH AND CONTINUED DOWN THE TAXIWAY PARALLELING RUNWAY 9/27 AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AND THEN VEERED RIGHT WHERE IT STRUCK A METAL SIGN AND CULVERT WHICH SHEARED THE NOSE WHEEL OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, NOSE DOWN, NORTH OF THE APPROACH END OF 27 IN THE GRASS POINTING EAST. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.
NTSB investigation
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