What happened
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03-31-12:Departed columbus FSDO @ 0730. Arrived on-site and began preliminary accident investigation. We interviewed eye witnesses (3).all the witnesses provided basically the same information. The aircraft was headed sw, straight and level, the engine sounded normal. The aircraft pitched down once, then regained level flight. Then the aircraft nose dived at 90 degrees and impacted in the side yard of the address above. We photographed the wreckage from various vantagepoints. The pictures were placed on the FSDO "o" drive. The coronerwas on-site also and took additional photographs. We gave the toxicologybox to the coroner at this time. Stonebreakers wrecking/towing companywas notified to remove the wreckage. Arrangements were made with a privacy data omitted from alderman airport (2P7) in order to move the wreckage to an available hangar at the following address:alderman airport (2P7)all the control cables were connected to the flight control surfaces during the initial on-site inspection. The engine impacted the ground and was approximately 3 ½ to 4 feet in the ground. The engine had to be wenched from the ground. After the initial on-site inspection, the aircraft was trucked to the above address (alderman airport). We ensured that the hangar was secured and marked as a bio-hazard area. 04-11-12:faa/ntsb/aircraft manufacturer representatives on site to investigate aircraft wreckage at alderman airport (P27). After investigation it appears there was no apparent failure of the airframe/sytstems, however the powerplant was taken by the NTSB to Washington, DC for further evaluation/ investigation. NTSB representative contacted on 04-11-12 with initial findings. Representative stated he would contact the cmh FSDO regarding release of the aircraft wreckage.
As the FAA filed it
03-31-12:DEPARTED COLUMBUS FSDO @ 0730. ARRIVED ON-SITE AND BEGAN PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. WE INTERVIEWED EYE WITNESSES (3).ALL THE WITNESSES PROVIDED BASICALLY THE SAME INFORMATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED SW, STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL.THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN ONCE, THEN REGAINED LEVEL FLIGHT. THEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DIVED AT 90 DEGREES AND IMPACTED IN THE SIDE YARD OF THE ADDRESS ABOVE. WE PHOTOGRAPHED THE WRECKAGE FROM VARIOUS VANTAGEPOINTS. THE PICTURES WERE PLACED ON THE FSDO "O" DRIVE. THE CORONERWAS ON-SITE ALSO AND TOOK ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS. WE GAVE THE TOXICOLOGYBOX TO THE CORONER AT THIS TIME. STONEBREAKERS WRECKING/TOWING COMPANYWAS NOTIFIED TO REMOVE THE WRECKAGE. ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE WITH A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM ALDERMAN AIRPORT (2P7) IN ORDER TO MOVE THE WRECKAGE TO AN AVAILABLE HANGAR AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:ALDERMAN AIRPORT (2P7)ALL THE CONTROL CABLES WERE CONNECTED TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES DURING THE INITIAL ON-SITE INSPECTION. THE ENGINE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 ½ TO 4 FEET IN THE GROUND. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE WENCHED FROM THE GROUND. AFTER THE INITIAL ON-SITE INSPECTION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRUCKED TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS (ALDERMAN AIRPORT). WE ENSURED THAT THE HANGAR WAS SECURED AND MARKED AS A BIO-HAZARD AREA. 04-11-12:FAA/NTSB/AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVES ON SITE TO INVESTIGATE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE AT ALDERMAN AIRPORT (P27). AFTER INVESTIGATION IT APPEARS THERE WAS NO APPARENT FAILURE OF THE AIRFRAME/SYTSTEMS, HOWEVER THE POWERPLANT WAS TAKEN BY THE NTSB TO WASHINGTON, DC FOR FURTHER EVALUATION/ INVESTIGATION. NTSB REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ON 04-11-12 WITH INITIAL FINDINGS. REPRESENTATIVE STATED HE WOULD CONTACT THE CMH FSDO REGARDING RELEASE OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE.
NTSB investigation
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