What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 20, 2004, at approximately 1120 MST, N41MF, a lanceair-3, departed the right side of runway 26 during takeoff at Las Cruces International Airport (klru). The pilot reported that all pre takeoff checks were normal and that after liftoff he experienced the right wing drop violently and could not recover the aircraft. The pilot and one passenger received no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage to both landing gear, the propeller, right wing scraped smooth on aileron tip, tail scraped smooth and the left wing spare was broken. VMC conditions prevailed and the winds were reported at 7 KTS from the west.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 20, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 MST, N41MF, A LANCEAIR-3, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26 DURING TAKEOFF AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLRU). THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL PRE TAKEOFF CHECKS WERE NORMAL AND THAT AFTER LIFTOFF HE EXPERIENCED THE RIGHT WING DROP VIOLENTLY AND COULD NOT RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH LANDING GEAR, THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WING SCRAPED SMOOTH ON AILERON TIP, TAIL SCRAPED SMOOTH AND THE LEFT WING SPARE WAS BROKEN. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 7 KTS FROM THE WEST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.