What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N415US requested an ATC clearance to conduct a high speed taxi and a possible "crow hop". The tower cleared the aircraft for high speed taxi runway 18. The aircraft became airborne and the pilot stated he was going around. On the downwind to runway 24 the pilot advised ATC that he was having trouble keeping the nose down. Shortly thereafter, the pilot declared a mayday and told the tower he had no control and could not keep the nose down. The aircraft was then observed to break apart spiraling vertically nose down impacting into terrain approximately a mile east of runway 24.
As the FAA filed it
N415US REQUESTED AN ATC CLEARANCE TO CONDUCT A HIGH SPEED TAXI AND A POSSIBLE "CROW HOP". THE TOWER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR HIGH SPEED TAXI RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND THE PILOT STATED HE WAS GOING AROUND. ON THE DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 24 THE PILOT ADVISED ATC THAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING THE NOSE DOWN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PILOT DECLARED A MAYDAY AND TOLD THE TOWER HE HAD NO CONTROL AND COULD NOT KEEP THE NOSE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO BREAK APART SPIRALING VERTICALLY NOSE DOWN IMPACTING INTO TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY A MILE EAST OF RUNWAY 24.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.