What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted most likely that a sudden wind change coupled with slow airspeed, caused the aircraft to stall shortly after takeoff. Aircraft was rented in seattle, Washington by a british national. The pilot was part of a tour group (with at least two other aircraft) traveling between fairbanks, Alaska and whitehorse, Canada. Pilot began losing altitude shortly after takeoff. Pilot attempts to recover were unsuccessful. Aircraft touched down on the runway and the right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing impacted the ground. Aircraft departed the runway and nose gear collapsed. Aircraft came to rest approximately 500 feet from point of impact. Substantial damage to fuselage and right wing, outboard of the wing strut attachment. No evidence of engine trouble or fuel starvation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MOST LIKELY THAT A SUDDEN WIND CHANGE COUPLED WITH SLOW AIRSPEED, CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT WAS RENTED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON BY A BRITISH NATIONAL. THE PILOT WAS PART OF A TOUR GROUP (WITH AT LEAST TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT) TRAVELING BETWEEN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA AND WHITEHORSE, CANADA. PILOT BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM POINT OF IMPACT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING, OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT ATTACHMENT. NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE TROUBLE OR FUEL STARVATION.
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