What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 24, 2008 pilot privacy data omitted departed eastland airport en route to Stephens County Airport in a ran S-12XL aircraft, N20530. The passenger was the pilot's 11 year old grandson. The aircraft landed and refueled at the Stephens County Airport. At approximately 1200 CDT the aircraft took off on runway 17 and was appearing to practice touch and go landings. A witness, privacy data omitted stated the aircraft took off and completed one touch and go landing. privacy data omitted Stated that the landing appeared to be unstable. The pilot applied power and made two left turns. On the second left turn the aircraft lost control and impacted the ground just south of the runway. privacy data omitted Stated that the pilot told him the aircraft was fully functional and he had just made a mistake. This was also confirmed by privacy data omitted, eastland airport manager. privacy data omitted Arrived at the scene to take the aircraft back to eastland and had spoke to privacy data omitted on the phone just prior to arrival on the scene. There were 2 persons onboard, initial report was that the pilot privacy data omitted sustained a broken left leg and right femor. His granson sustained a broken right arm.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 24, 2008 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED EASTLAND AIRPORT EN ROUTE TO STEPHENS COUNTY AIRPORT IN A RAN S-12XL AIRCRAFT, N20530. THE PASSENGER WAS THE PILOT'S 11 YEAR OLD GRANDSON. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND REFUELED AT THE STEPHENS COUNTY AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 17 AND WAS APPEARING TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. A WITNESS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND COMPLETED ONE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE LANDING APPEARED TO BE UNSTABLE. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND MADE TWO LEFT TURNS. ON THE SECOND LEFT TURN THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND JUST SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE PILOT TOLD HIM THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND HE HAD JUST MADE A MISTAKE. THIS WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EASTLAND AIRPORT MANAGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT THE SCENE TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO EASTLAND AND HAD SPOKE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON THE PHONE JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL ON THE SCENE. THERE WERE 2 PERSONS ONBOARD, INITIAL REPORT WAS THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT LEG AND RIGHT FEMOR. HIS GRANSON SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIGHT ARM.
NTSB investigation
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