What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot reported that this was his first flight in the airplane. After liftoff the airplane would not climb, therefore, he decided to land the airplane from an altitude of 4 feet. The landing attempt resulted in a bounced landing. The airplane veered off the runway at 40 knots, traveled through muddy grass, and nosed over. The pilot stated that he misperceived the problem and did not apply the required control input force to effectively move the elevator, which would have resulted in greater pitch control.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRPLANE. AFTER LIFTOFF THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB, THEREFORE, HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 4 FEET. THE LANDING ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT 40 KNOTS, TRAVELED THROUGH MUDDY GRASS, AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MISPERCEIVED THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT APPLY THE REQUIRED CONTROL INPUT FORCE TO EFFECTIVELY MOVE THE ELEVATOR, WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN GREATER PITCH CONTROL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.