What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot did not install the left fuel tank cap correctly. At rotation on takeoff the pilot saw the fuel cap was hanging loose and fuel was poring from the wing fuel filler opening. The pilot elected not to continue the climb out and immediately turned to return to the airport. He stated to the first responders that he had turned too sharp. He stated to the FAA iic that he felt he rushed the landing which contributed to the accident. The aircraft crashed short of the runway with landing gear down and no flaps. The landing gear was torn off the aircraft and he sustained head and back injuries and was taken to the hospital. The 2 passengers, two young children, were uninjured. The pilot seat shoulder harness appeared to have failed during the accident and was sent to kristi dunks of the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DID NOT INSTALL THE LEFT FUEL TANK CAP CORRECTLY. AT ROTATION ON TAKEOFF THE PILOT SAW THE FUEL CAP WAS HANGING LOOSE AND FUEL WAS PORING FROM THE WING FUEL FILLER OPENING. THE PILOT ELECTED NOT TO CONTINUE THE CLIMB OUT AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. HE STATED TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT HE HAD TURNED TOO SHARP. HE STATED TO THE FAA IIC THAT HE FELT HE RUSHED THE LANDING WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN AND NO FLAPS. THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND HE SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE 2 PASSENGERS, TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED DURING THE ACCIDENT AND WAS SENT TO KRISTI DUNKS OF THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.