What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 24, 2012, about 1510 central daylight time, a vans RV-6, N589M, departed the left side of runway 17 during takeoff at Collin County Regional Airport (tki), Mckinney, Texas. The private pilot was uninjured, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage after the right wing impacted a survey stake, the left wing impacted a concrete pipe, the aircraft spun around, and then the right wing impacted a gravel pile. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 24, 2012, ABOUT 1510 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A VANS RV-6, N589M, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 DURING TAKEOFF AT COLLIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (TKI), MCKINNEY, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A SURVEY STAKE, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A CONCRETE PIPE, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND, AND THEN THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A GRAVEL PILE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE 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.