What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The sport pilot was performing a takeoff from a private grass strip for his first solo flight in a weight-shift airplane. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane entered an uncommanded left bank, descended, and impacted the terrain. The pilot stated that the loss of control was pilot induced. The weight-shift flight controls operate the opposite of controls in a conventional airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE SPORT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN A WEIGHT-SHIFT AIRPLANE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT BANK, DESCENDED, AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS PILOT INDUCED. THE WEIGHT-SHIFT FLIGHT CONTROLS OPERATE THE OPPOSITE OF CONTROLS IN A CONVENTIONAL AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.