What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 29, 2011 at 1935 pilot privacy data omitted (broken rib and minor leg and neck soreness) was taking gordon sheveland (fatality) on a demo ride. At 1800 MSL turning cross wind to enter base at mid point of runway engine lost approximately 1000 RPM then quit. Pilot checked throttle and was at full throttle. Pilot continued to turn left over field then did a shallow right turn. All of a sudden the left rudder went full down. Pilot who was occupying the rear seat tried to get the attention of the passenger, who occupied the front seat, for unknown reasons the passenger was unresponsive (a toxicology box was given to the medical examiner). Pilot tried to get right rudder input, however the passenger had it jammed full left. Pilot at this time was loosing altitude due to the slip with full left rudder input. Pilot located the best area of clearing and then impacted trees. Weather was not a factor in this accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 29, 2011 AT 1935 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (BROKEN RIB AND MINOR LEG AND NECK SORENESS) WAS TAKING GORDON SHEVELAND (FATALITY) ON A DEMO RIDE. AT 1800 MSL TURNING CROSS WIND TO ENTER BASE AT MID POINT OF RUNWAY ENGINE LOST APPROXIMATELY 1000 RPM THEN QUIT. PILOT CHECKED THROTTLE AND WAS AT FULL THROTTLE. PILOT CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT OVER FIELD THEN DID A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LEFT RUDDER WENT FULL DOWN. PILOT WHO WAS OCCUPYING THE REAR SEAT TRIED TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE PASSENGER, WHO OCCUPIED THE FRONT SEAT, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE PASSENGER WAS UNRESPONSIVE (A TOXICOLOGY BOX WAS GIVEN TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER). PILOT TRIED TO GET RIGHT RUDDER INPUT, HOWEVER THE PASSENGER HAD IT JAMMED FULL LEFT. PILOT AT THIS TIME WAS LOOSING ALTITUDE DUE TO THE SLIP WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER INPUT. PILOT LOCATED THE BEST AREA OF CLEARING AND THEN IMPACTED TREES. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.