What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot's intention was to takeoff from Clearwater airpark (clw) and fly to haiti with miscellaneous relief supplies. After becoming airborne the pilot immediately retracted the landing gear and the 20 degrees of flaps he utilized for takeoff. The aircraft had trouble climbing and exhibited an unusual tail-low attitude. The airplane veered left of the runway centerline to avoid the trees at the southeast airport boundary. After that, the plane struck a tree on the west side of hercules avenue beyond the airport boundary. The pilot stated he knew the plane was not going to climb, and he chopped the power to idle. The airplane subsequently descended and struck a tree and a powerline on the east side of patricia avenue. Finally, the plane struck the roof of a residence at 305 patricia avenue and ended up in the back yard of that residence with substantial damage. A post-crash fire ensued. The occupants, the pilot and 2 passengers, were able to exit the plane. One passenger sustained minor injuries. Weather at the time of the accident was hot and humid with an estimated density altitude of 1,200 ft. and relative humidity of approximately 69%.FAA iic's investigation showed the airplane to be at least 485 pounds over its maximum allowable takeoff weight.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT'S INTENTION WAS TO TAKEOFF FROM CLEARWATER AIRPARK (CLW) AND FLY TO HAITI WITH MISCELLANEOUS RELIEF SUPPLIES.AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS HE UTILIZED FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TROUBLE CLIMBING AND EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL TAIL-LOW ATTITUDE.THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE TO AVOID THE TREES AT THE SOUTHEAST AIRPORT BOUNDARY. AFTER THAT, THE PLANE STRUCK A TREE ON THE WEST SIDE OF HERCULES AVENUE BEYOND THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY. THE PILOT STATED HE KNEW THE PLANE WAS NOT GOING TO CLIMB, AND HE CHOPPED THE POWER TO IDLE.THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY DESCENDED AND STRUCK A TREE AND A POWERLINE ON THE EAST SIDE OF PATRICIA AVENUE. FINALLY, THE PLANE STRUCK THE ROOF OF A RESIDENCE AT 305 PATRICIA AVENUE AND ENDED UP IN THE BACK YARD OF THAT RESIDENCE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED. THE OCCUPANTS, THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS, WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE PLANE. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS HOT AND HUMID WITH AN ESTIMATED DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 1,200 FT. AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF APPROXIMATELY 69%.FAA IIC'S INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE AIRPLANE TO BE AT LEAST 485 POUNDS OVER ITS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TAKEOFF WEIGHT.