What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 05/30/2010 arnold phillips, the pilot of N46857 departed Cypress River Airport ( 24F) heading 050 at 1330 local. Midway down runway pilot initiated a steep left bank at approximately 300 feet above runway with an indicated airspeed of 55KIAS and da of 2500FEET. Aircraft stalled decended and crashed into a clump of trees on the north side of the runway. The aircraft ended up facing 180 degrees from departure heading. Aircraft sustained substantial damage and pilot received minor injuries. Ray keaslen, airport manager, witnessed the accident and confirmed the pilots statement. Investigation revealed pilot did not have an air worthiness certificate on board the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON 05/30/2010 ARNOLD PHILLIPS, THE PILOT OF N46857 DEPARTED CYPRESS RIVER AIRPORT ( 24F) HEADING 050 AT 1330 LOCAL. MIDWAY DOWN RUNWAY PILOT INITIATED A STEEP LEFT BANK AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY WITH AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 55KIAS AND DA OF 2500FEET. AIRCRAFT STALLED DECENDED AND CRASHED INTO A CLUMP OF TREES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP FACING 180 DEGREES FROM DEPARTURE HEADING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.RAY KEASLEN, AIRPORT MANAGER, WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND CONFIRMED THE PILOTS STATEMENT.INVESTIGATION REVEALED PILOT DID NOT HAVE AN AIR WORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ON BOARD THE 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.