What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mr. Rodriguez departed from the patillas airport (X-64) on N514PM enroute to the Mayaguez airport (maz) aprox. At 12:30PM local time. At the maz airport he made a low pass over runway 9, and proceed to make a left pattern. About 2000 feet down R-09 the aircraft was observed porpoising without touching the runway. At that moment he was observed going around, nose down, turning left impacting the ground about 200 feets north of runway 9.emergency personnel removed Mr. Rodriguez from his seat,who was declared dead at the scene. Review of Mr. Rodriguez pilot logbook shows that he have a total time of 48 hours; 2 of those on a CE-172, 46 in ultralight aircrafts with 14 on type of the accident aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
MR. RODRIGUEZ DEPARTED FROM THE PATILLAS AIRPORT (X-64) ON N514PM ENROUTE TO THE MAYAGUEZ AIRPORT (MAZ) APROX. AT 12:30PM LOCAL TIME. AT THE MAZ AIRPORT HE MADE A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 9, AND PROCEED TO MAKE A LEFT PATTERN. ABOUT 2000 FEET DOWN R-09 THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED PORPOISING WITHOUT TOUCHING THE RUNWAY. AT THAT MOMENT HE WAS OBSERVED GOING AROUND, NOSE DOWN, TURNING LEFT IMPACTING THE GROUND ABOUT 200 FEETS NORTH OF RUNWAY 9.EMERGENCY PERSONNEL REMOVED MR. RODRIGUEZ FROM HIS SEAT,WHO WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE.REVIEW OF MR. RODRIGUEZ PILOT LOGBOOK SHOWS THAT HE HAVE A TOTAL TIME OF 48 HOURS; 2 OF THOSE ON A CE-172, 46 IN ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFTS WITH 14 ON TYPE OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.