What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 22, 2009 at 1230 MDT, N410BT, an amateur built rans S-6 piloted by a certificated sport pilot took off from runway 26 at Santa Rosa route 66 airport (sxu). The aircraft lifted off and rose a few feet into the air. Within seconds the aircraft stopped rising, returned to the ground in a nose low attitude, broke off the nose gear, rolled and skidded off the right side of the runway and flipped over onto its back. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 using visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 22, 2009 AT 1230 MDT, N410BT, AN AMATEUR BUILT RANS S-6 PILOTED BY A CERTIFICATED SPORT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 26 AT SANTA ROSA ROUTE 66 AIRPORT (SXU). THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND ROSE A FEW FEET INTO THE AIR. WITHIN SECONDS THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED RISING, RETURNED TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, BROKE OFF THE NOSE GEAR, ROLLED AND SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.