What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Intentions of the pilot remain unknown and flight may have been planned. According to witnesses the pilot made two high speed taxi test on the runway. On the second test, the aircraft became airborn after sever nose wheek chimmy. The aircraft then setttled back onto the runway and begain to porpose, striking the propeller. After several bounces, the nose gear failed and the aircraft traveled approximately 600' before leaving the runway and flipping over onto the canopy, where the canopy failed which resulted in fatal injury to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
INTENTIONS OF THE PILOT REMAIN UNKNOWN AND FLIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN PLANNED. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE PILOT MADE TWO HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST ON THE RUNWAY. ON THE SECOND TEST, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORN AFTER SEVER NOSE WHEEK CHIMMY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND BEGAIN TO PORPOSE, STRIKING THE PROPELLER. AFTER SEVERAL BOUNCES, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 600' BEFORE LEAVING THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPING OVER ONTO THE CANOPY, WHERE THE CANOPY FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN FATAL INJURY TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.