What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 5, 2007 at approximately 0651 (local time), N28MG, a Cessna caravan 208B, operated by castle aviation under 14 CFR part 135 impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from runway 23R at klck (Rickenbacker International Airport). Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and were fluctuating between 1 to 1 1/2 miles visibility, light to moderate snow, ceiling changing between five hundred broken to overcast and back, with easterly winds of five knots or less. The temperature was minus one degree celsius and dew pint of minus two degrees celsius with an altimeter of 29.61 inches. The aircraft was cleared to an easterly heading and initiated a climbing left turn toward that heading after takeoff. Radar data reveals that the aircraft climbed to 1,100 feet MSL or approximately 450 feet AGL before descending. One last radar return showed the aircraft at 800 feet MSL (less than 100 feet AGL), then disappearing altogether from the radar. The initial impact point indicates a possible left wing down attitude with collision forces sufficient to shear both the left main and nose gear from the aircraft. The aircraft appeared to continue in a left roll with the left wing impacting approximately 120 feet from the main body of wreckage. The final wreckage came to rest upside down and approximately 592 feet from the initial point of impact, linking the corresponding debris field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 5, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0651 (LOCAL TIME), N28MG, A CESSNA CARAVAN 208B, OPERATED BY CASTLE AVIATION UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 23R AT KLCK (RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT). INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND WERE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 1 TO 1 1/2 MILES VISIBILITY, LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW, CEILING CHANGING BETWEEN FIVE HUNDRED BROKEN TO OVERCAST AND BACK, WITH EASTERLY WINDS OF FIVE KNOTS OR LESS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS MINUS ONE DEGREE CELSIUS AND DEW PINT OF MINUS TWO DEGREES CELSIUS WITH AN ALTIMETER OF 29.61 INCHES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO AN EASTERLY HEADING AND INITIATED A CLIMBING LEFT TURN TOWARD THAT HEADING AFTER TAKEOFF. RADAR DATA REVEALS THAT THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 1,100 FEET MSL OR APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET AGL BEFORE DESCENDING. ONE LAST RADAR RETURN SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT AT 800 FEET MSL (LESS THAN 100 FEET AGL), THEN DISAPPEARING ALTOGETHER FROM THE RADAR. THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT INDICATES A POSSIBLE LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE WITH COLLISION FORCES SUFFICIENT TO SHEAR BOTH THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO CONTINUE IN A LEFT ROLL WITH THE LEFT WING IMPACTING APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET FROM THE MAIN BODY OF WRECKAGE. THE FINAL WRECKAGE CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AND APPROXIMATELY 592 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT, LINKING THE CORRESPONDING DEBRIS FIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.