What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft attenpted a takeoff from a dirt strip, when the pilot reported that he could not get out of ground effect and impacted the second dirt berm which removed the nose wheel, and nosed the aircraft over comming to rest on its top. Intervew of the pilot reveled that he used 20 degree of flap for the takeoff, and that according to the POH, deployment of flaps of more than 10 degree is prohibited in this modelof aircraft. The instructor ststed that he was in the left seat acting as pilot in command when the aircraft struck the dirt berm and crashed, he stated that the student was flying from the left seat and landed the aircraft. The instructor then stated that he was in the left seat because he felt that the take off was going to be "tight". But the preformance numbers worked. The preformance numbers were caluclated with 10 deg of flaps not 20 deg.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT ATTENPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT STRIP, WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND IMPACTED THE SECOND DIRT BERM WHICH REMOVED THE NOSE WHEEL, AND NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER COMMING TO REST ON ITS TOP.INTERVEW OF THE PILOT REVELED THAT HE USED 20 DEGREE OF FLAP FOR THE TAKEOFF, AND THAT ACCORDING TO THE POH, DEPLOYMENT OF FLAPS OF MORE THAN 10 DEGREE IS PROHIBITED IN THIS MODELOF AIRCRAFT.THE INSTRUCTOR STSTED THAT HE WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE DIRT BERM AND CRASHED, HE STATED THAT THE STUDENT WAS FLYING FROM THE LEFT SEAT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.THE INSTRUCTOR THEN STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THE TAKE OFF WAS GOING TO BE "TIGHT". BUT THE PREFORMANCE NUMBERS WORKED.THE PREFORMANCE NUMBERS WERE CALUCLATED WITH 10 DEG OF FLAPS NOT 20 DEG.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.