What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 23, 2006, at approximately 1420 hours, a PA-25-235 operated by aerial banners, inc. crash landed at opf. According to witness, the aircraft had just refueled and proceeded to taxi west on tango, entering runway 12-30, via gulf taxiway for take-off. Aircraft departed runway 12 and was observed to lose lift after taking off approximately 100FT AGL, where the aircraft proceeded to turn right to land on 27L (downwind). The aircraft continued in a right turn when the aircraft impacted the south edge of the yankee taxiway, between taxiways delta and yankee 5, skidded across the yankee taxiway (75') ground looped coming to rest at the north edge of the yankee taxiway with the nose of the aircraft facing southeast. Aircraft fuel tank ruptured on landing and caught fire. Pilot suffered burns to legs and had to be hospitalized.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 23, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 HOURS, A PA-25-235 OPERATED BY AERIAL BANNERS, INC. CRASH LANDED AT OPF. ACCORDING TO WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST REFUELED AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI WEST ON TANGO, ENTERING RUNWAY 12-30, VIA GULF TAXIWAY FOR TAKE-OFF. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 12 AND WAS OBSERVED TO LOSE LIFT AFTER TAKING OFF APPROXIMATELY 100FT AGL, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT TO LAND ON 27L (DOWNWIND). THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE YANKEE TAXIWAY, BETWEEN TAXIWAYS DELTA AND YANKEE 5, SKIDDED ACROSS THE YANKEE TAXIWAY (75') GROUND LOOPED COMING TO REST AT THE NORTH EDGE OF THE YANKEE TAXIWAY WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FACING SOUTHEAST. AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK RUPTURED ON LANDING AND CAUGHT FIRE. PILOT SUFFERED BURNS TO LEGS AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.