What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 7, 2008, at 14:09 local time, pilot reportedly missed banner tow pick up, and attempted a climb. Pilot reportedly heard a pop, declared an emergency, and then crashed in the woods off end of runway 27. Aircraft crashed into a patch of vines, spun around opposite direction of flight, came to approximately 1400 ft. from banner pick up area. The aircraft was substantially damaged: wrapped in vines, both gear struts collapsed, right wing spar and engine firewall compression buckled, right wing spar and left wing skin damage, both propeller blades bent at half span, and tail wheel assembly was bent significantly to the left, and windshield was broken. The pilot seat was loose from it's mount, and the control stick was bent forward. Flight control continuity checks by FAA iic, found elevator pitch "up" cable/swedge was separated from control stick, and was laying loose on aircraft floor. The pilot sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2008, AT 14:09 LOCAL TIME, PILOT REPORTEDLY MISSED BANNER TOW PICK UP, AND ATTEMPTED A CLIMB. PILOT REPORTEDLY HEARD A POP, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND THEN CRASHED IN THE WOODS OFF END OF RUNWAY 27. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A PATCH OF VINES, SPUN AROUND OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, CAME TO APPROXIMATELY 1400 FT. FROM BANNER PICK UP AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED: WRAPPED IN VINES, BOTH GEAR STRUTS COLLAPSED, RIGHT WING SPAR AND ENGINE FIREWALL COMPRESSION BUCKLED, RIGHT WING SPAR AND LEFT WING SKIN DAMAGE, BOTH PROPELLER BLADES BENT AT HALF SPAN, AND TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS BENT SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE LEFT, AND WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN. THE PILOT SEAT WAS LOOSE FROM IT'S MOUNT, AND THE CONTROL STICK WAS BENT FORWARD. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECKS BY FAA IIC, FOUND ELEVATOR PITCH "UP" CABLE/SWEDGE WAS SEPARATED FROM CONTROL STICK, AND WAS LAYING LOOSE ON AIRCRAFT FLOOR. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
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