What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he did not intend to fly; however, the aircraft became airborne and with insufficient runway remaining to land, decided to remain airborne. The pilot stated that the aircraft was not accelerating as expected and he decided to perform a 180-degree turn to return to the runway. During the turn, the aircraft began descending and the pilot stated that there was nothing he could do about it. The aircraft impacted the ground in a wings level attitude collapsing the landing gear, breaking and deforming the wing lift struts, damaging the engine cowling and compressing the fuselage at the pilot's feet and under the seat.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT INTEND TO FLY; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO LAND, DECIDED TO REMAIN AIRBORNE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AS EXPECTED AND HE DECIDED TO PERFORM A 180-DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. DURING THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENDING AND THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR, BREAKING AND DEFORMING THE WING LIFT STRUTS, DAMAGING THE ENGINE COWLING AND COMPRESSING THE FUSELAGE AT THE PILOT'S FEET AND UNDER THE SEAT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.