What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was demonstrating the aircrafts to the united states department of agriculture (usda). He was manuvering and had dropped his gps/bluetooth headset adapter. While he was attempting to retreive it, the nose of the aircraft became pointed at the ground. He pulled full aft on the stick and there was insufficient altitude to recover the aircraft. The aircraft impacted nose low with the wings level and slid to a stop. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING THE AIRCRAFTS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). HE WAS MANUVERING AND HAD DROPPED HIS GPS/BLUETOOTH HEADSET ADAPTER. WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETREIVE IT, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BECAME POINTED AT THE GROUND. HE PULLED FULL AFT ON THE STICK AND THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED NOSE LOW WITH THE WINGS LEVEL AND SLID TO A STOP.THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.