What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 10, 2006 at approximately 1520 hours local time, a private pilot and his non rated passenger were making a low pass down runway 09 at about 100 feet above the ground. The airplane was observed in a slow steady climb over trees on the departure end, the airplane made a sharp left turn, the nose pitched down about 45 degrees followed by an increase in engine power. The nose continued to pitch down and the aircraft disappeared behind trees and impacted the ground. The impact resulted with two fatalities and the aircraft was destroyed in the post impact fire. Note: hours make and model were based on a statement made by a friend of the pilot. Regulatory check ride date was provided by the CFI having conducted the check ride.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 10, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 HOURS LOCAL TIME, A PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS NON RATED PASSENGER WERE MAKING A LOW PASS DOWN RUNWAY 09 AT ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED IN A SLOW STEADY CLIMB OVER TREES ON THE DEPARTURE END, THE AIRPLANE MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN, THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN ABOUT 45 DEGREES FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN ENGINE POWER. THE NOSE CONTINUED TO PITCH DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE IMPACT RESULTED WITH TWO FATALITIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST IMPACT FIRE. NOTE: HOURS MAKE AND MODEL WERE BASED ON A STATEMENT MADE BY A FRIEND OF THE PILOT. REGULATORY CHECK RIDE DATE WAS PROVIDED BY THE CFI HAVING CONDUCTED THE CHECK RIDE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.