What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This was a training flight conducted by a 74 year old pilot with a private sel certificate seeking to obtain a sport-pilot weight-shift endorsement. The flight was the second of the day. At approximately 40 minutes into the second flight, the pilot called on the airport frequency for a full stop landing, and for unknown reason, the pilot conducted another departure. Witnesses reported that the aircraft climbed quickly with the wing in a very high nose up angle and the engine at a very high RPM. At approximately 100-200 feet the wing stalled. The aircraft nose dropped and banked left going near vertical or inverted. The aircraft then spiraled down approximately 270 degrees until it impacted the ground on the parallel taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT CONDUCTED BY A 74 YEAR OLD PILOT WITH A PRIVATE SEL CERTIFICATE SEEKING TO OBTAIN A SPORT-PILOT WEIGHT-SHIFT ENDORSEMENT. THE FLIGHT WAS THE SECOND OF THE DAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES INTO THE SECOND FLIGHT, THE PILOT CALLED ON THE AIRPORT FREQUENCY FOR A FULL STOP LANDING, AND FOR UNKNOWN REASON, THE PILOT CONDUCTED ANOTHER DEPARTURE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED QUICKLY WITH THE WING IN A VERY HIGH NOSE UP ANGLE AND THE ENGINE AT A VERY HIGH RPM. AT APPROXIMATELY 100-200 FEET THE WING STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DROPPED AND BANKED LEFT GOING NEAR VERTICAL OR INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPIRALED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.