What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
An Airborne edge weight shift experimental light sport aircraft took off from a private field with a passenger. When the aircraft was overhead a witness reported an unusual noise coming from the engine. The witness described it as a metallic rattling noise as the LSA continued down wind when the propeller stopped. The LSA started a steep turn for the runway at a steep angle and the LSA struck the ground. The LSA bounced in the air after the intial impact and came to rest short of the runway, the pilot suffered severe injuries and the passenger suffered minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AN AIRBORNE EDGE WEIGHT SHIFT EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE FIELD WITH A PASSENGER. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVERHEAD A WITNESS REPORTED AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE WITNESS DESCRIBED IT AS A METALLIC RATTLING NOISE AS THE LSA CONTINUED DOWN WIND WHEN THE PROPELLER STOPPED. THE LSA STARTED A STEEP TURN FOR THE RUNWAY AT A STEEP ANGLE AND THE LSA STRUCK THE GROUND. THE LSA BOUNCED IN THE AIR AFTER THE INTIAL IMPACT AND CAME TO REST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.