What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/13/2011 Cirrus SR-22, N661FT, was returning from witham field (ksua) in formation flight with two other aircraft. Data from the recoverable data module (rdm) and the local radar facility indicate that N661FT was performing low-level flight. At approximately 17:37, as stated by an eyewitness who was in the formation, N661FT pitched up and began rolling to the left then began pitching toward the ground while continuing to roll. The aircraft impacted in a nose down attitude into a swampy area in the northern portion of the loxahatchee wildlife refuge.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/13/2011 CIRRUS SR-22, N661FT, WAS RETURNING FROM WITHAM FIELD (KSUA) IN FORMATION FLIGHT WITH TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT. DATA FROM THE RECOVERABLE DATA MODULE (RDM) AND THE LOCAL RADAR FACILITY INDICATE THAT N661FT WAS PERFORMING LOW-LEVEL FLIGHT.AT APPROXIMATELY 17:37, AS STATED BY AN EYEWITNESS WHO WAS IN THE FORMATION, N661FT PITCHED UP AND BEGAN ROLLING TO THE LEFT THEN BEGAN PITCHING TOWARD THE GROUND WHILE CONTINUING TO ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE INTO A SWAMPY AREA IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE LOXAHATCHEE WILDLIFE REFUGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.