What happened
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(-23) On Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at 1209 EDT, a wagner Kitfox ii aircraft, N16AF, operated by the pilot privacy data omitted , contacted the ground during takeoff after climbing to about 30 feet in the air. The aircraft turned right, nosed down and the nose and the right wing contacted the ground at the same time. The pilot was the one person on board and suffered minor cuts on his neck and mouth and bruises on his left arm. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings outboard, including the wing spars, wing struts and the left fuselage tubing aft of the left main landing gear. Both sides of the landing gear were damaged. The wooden three-bladed propeller was destroyed upon impact with the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2005, AT 1209 EDT, A WAGNER KITFOX II AIRCRAFT, N16AF, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , CONTACTED THE GROUND DURING TAKEOFF AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 30 FEET IN THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT, NOSED DOWN AND THE NOSE AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME. THE PILOT WAS THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD AND SUFFERED MINOR CUTS ON HIS NECK AND MOUTH AND BRUISES ON HIS LEFT ARM. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS OUTBOARD, INCLUDING THE WING SPARS, WING STRUTS AND THE LEFT FUSELAGE TUBING AFT OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. BOTH SIDES OF THE LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED. THE WOODEN THREE-BLADED PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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