What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)At approximately 1715 on may 2, 2008 the pilot of an RV-7A, N269SD was practicing touch and goes at Frazier lake airstrip (1C9), near Hollister, CA when upon takeoff his left wing leading edge impacted a large goose. Apparently the goose had just taken off from the ground at the end of the airstrip at the same time as the aircraft. After impact the aircraft yawed and banked to the left. The pilot tried to straighten out the aircraft but was not successful, the left wingtip struck the ground then nosed over and cartwheeled approximatley 200 feet and landed upright. The aircraft sustained damage and the passenger sustained minor injury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 ON MAY 2, 2008 THE PILOT OF AN RV-7A, N269SD WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES AT FRAZIER LAKE AIRSTRIP (1C9), NEAR HOLLISTER, CA WHEN UPON TAKEOFF HIS LEFT WING LEADING EDGE IMPACTED A LARGE GOOSE. APPARENTLY THE GOOSE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM THE GROUND AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP AT THE SAME TIME AS THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT YAWED AND BANKED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND THEN NOSED OVER AND CARTWHEELED APPROXIMATLEY 200 FEET AND LANDED UPRIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.