What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 30, 2011, at 0845 local time, privacy data omitted crashed his experimental light sport aircraft at the Immokalee Airport, Florida. The aircraft was destroyed and privacy data omitted suffered a broken left ankle. privacy data omitted States that he was in the process of testing the landing gear brake system which required a high speed taxi. privacy data omitted States the he in-advertently became airborne and that he pushed the stick forward and the aircraft was going down fast. He states that he pulled back on the stick and the engine failed. He states that he attempted to start the engine and it did not start. He states that the aircraft then nosed down, tilted to the right and impacted the ground. He stated the he removed his straps and exited the plane, noticed the injury to his left ankle and passed out. Eir initiated for careless operation of aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 30, 2011, AT 0845 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED HIS EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT AT THE IMMOKALEE AIRPORT, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT ANKLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TESTING THE LANDING GEAR BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH REQUIRED A HIGH SPEED TAXI. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THE HE IN-ADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE AND THAT HE PUSHED THE STICK FORWARD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING DOWN FAST. HE STATES THAT HE PULLED BACK ON THE STICK AND THE ENGINE FAILED. HE STATES THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE AND IT DID NOT START. HE STATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED DOWN, TILTED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. HE STATED THE HE REMOVED HIS STRAPS AND EXITED THE PLANE, NOTICED THE INJURY TO HIS LEFT ANKLE AND PASSED OUT. EIR INITIATED FOR CARELESS OPERATION OF 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.