What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The engine was checked and turned freely. There was a manual compression check done to lead us to assume the engine was working properly. After reviewing all data with operations, taking all factors into consideration, it appears that the airplane might have been overweight but this cannot be proven. Also the temperature and humidity were high enough for density altitude to be a possible factor. (-23 amendment) the aircraft took off from Mason airport (ktew) on runway 27. The pilot reported that the airplane climbed out at 80 knots to a height of 100-150 feet when the pilot felt a downward sink. The pilot pushed the nose down to gain airspeed when the stall horn and stick shaker started going off. He reported he was clearing the trees and started to bank the plane to the right to avoid the fuel tanks he could see on the ground. The plane struck the tree tops hit the top of a building snapped a power line and hit two trucks before striking the ground and coming to rest in a sand pile at a processing plan across the street from the airport. At this point all four occupants evacuated the aircraft, the plane caught fire and was destroy ed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED AND TURNED FREELY. THERE WAS A MANUAL COMPRESSION CHECK DONE TO LEAD US TO ASSUME THE ENGINE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER REVIEWING ALL DATA WITH OPERATIONS, TAKING ALL FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION, IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRPLANE MIGHT HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT BUT THIS CANNOT BE PROVEN. ALSO THE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WERE HIGH ENOUGH FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE TO BE A POSSIBLE FACTOR. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM MASON AIRPORT (KTEW) ON RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED OUT AT 80 KNOTS TO A HEIGHT OF 100-150 FEET WHEN THE PILOT FELT A DOWNWARD SINK. THE PILOT PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN TO GAIN AIRSPEED WHEN THE STALL HORN AND STICK SHAKER STARTED GOING OFF. HE REPORTED HE WAS CLEARING THE TREES AND STARTED TO BANK THE PLANE TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE FUEL TANKS HE COULD SEE ON THE GROUND. THE PLANE STRUCK THE TREE TOPS HIT THE TOP OF A BUILDING SNAPPED A POWER LINE AND HIT TWO TRUCKS BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND AND COMING TO REST IN A SAND PILE AT A PROCESSING PLAN ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE AIRPORT. AT THIS POINT ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT, THE PLANE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROY ED.
NTSB investigation
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