What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft lost power on takeoff at approximately 50-60 feet off the ground. Pilot elected to try and turn back to the airport. Aircraft control was lost and aircraft went into a nose dive and impacted the ground in a nose low attitude approximately 300 feet west of the runway. The aircraft had all three landing gear sheared off, the engine was twisted down in the inverted position under the fuselage, one door was broken off, the windshield was gone, and the instrument panel was distorted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 FEET OFF THE GROUND. PILOT ELECTED TO TRY AND TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A NOSE DIVE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ALL THREE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, THE ENGINE WAS TWISTED DOWN IN THE INVERTED POSITION UNDER THE FUSELAGE, ONE DOOR WAS BROKEN OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WAS GONE, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DISTORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N5021M · 2
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