What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft entered fog bank on departure from runway 19 bonafay, FL, pilot aborted flight and attempted landing back on departing runway, pilot became disoriented after losing sight of ground references. Aircraft settled rapidly impacting the ground and bouncing back into the air, pilot regained control of aircraft and landed on back on helo-pad without further incident. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ENTERED FOG BANK ON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 19 BONAFAY, FL, PILOT ABORTED FLIGHT AND ATTEMPTED LANDING BACK ON DEPARTING RUNWAY, PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AFTER LOSING SIGHT OF GROUND REFERENCES. AIRCRAFT SETTLED RAPIDLY IMPACTING THE GROUND AND BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR, PILOT REGAINED CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND LANDED ON BACK ON HELO-PAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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