What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 30, 2008, at approximately 1730 CDT, privacy data omitted was flying his airplane, a junior ace, N1012S, serial number RH3, over Ashville, Alabama, when he lost control and crashed in a clearing in the woods. privacy data omitted Stated the while flying at 1500 feet MSL (700-800 feet AGL), seated in the center position, he initiated a right hand turn with right rudder, the airplane entered a skid with the nose yawing to left. privacy data omitted Said the airplane began a descending left turn with the ball full right. privacy data omitted Said he was afraid the airplane was going to spin, so he "chopped" the power. Lowered the nose and centered the rudder. privacy data omitted Said he added power to clear trees but the addition of power aggravated the yaw. privacy data omitted Said he "chopped" the power again, leveled the wings and contacted the ground with full right rudder and full up elevator. privacy data omitted Said the airplane came to a stop up side down. privacy data omitted Said he "hopped" out and righted the airplane to prevent fuel from venting overboard.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING HIS AIRPLANE, A JUNIOR ACE, N1012S, SERIAL NUMBER RH3, OVER ASHVILLE, ALABAMA, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED IN A CLEARING IN THE WOODS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE WHILE FLYING AT 1500 FEET MSL (700-800 FEET AGL), SEATED IN THE CENTER POSITION, HE INITIATED A RIGHT HAND TURN WITH RIGHT RUDDER, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A SKID WITH THE NOSE YAWING TO LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A DESCENDING LEFT TURN WITH THE BALL FULL RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE WAS AFRAID THE AIRPLANE WAS GOING TO SPIN, SO HE "CHOPPED" THE POWER. LOWERED THE NOSE AND CENTERED THE RUDDER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE ADDED POWER TO CLEAR TREES BUT THE ADDITION OF POWER AGGRAVATED THE YAW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE "CHOPPED" THE POWER AGAIN, LEVELED THE WINGS AND CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND FULL UP ELEVATOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP UP SIDE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE "HOPPED" OUT AND RIGHTED THE AIRPLANE TO PREVENT FUEL FROM VENTING OVERBOARD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.