What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This accident occurred on the pilot's first takeoff of the day; she was intending to fly from Lancaster, PA, to york, PA. The Lancaster tower controller cleared the aircraft for takeoff on rwy 31 and reported that the aircraft crashed at 1119 local time. According to a witness, the aircraft became airborne, touched down and bounced back into the air twice, struck the ground a third time, and came to rest. A broken taxiway light, ground scars, and a sheared off taxiway light stanchion support the witness account and indicate that the aircraft did get airborne but veered sharply to the left before contacting the ground.
As the FAA filed it
THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE PILOT'S FIRST TAKEOFF OF THE DAY; SHE WAS INTENDING TO FLY FROM LANCASTER, PA, TO YORK, PA. THE LANCASTER TOWER CONTROLLER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF ON RWY 31 AND REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT 1119 LOCAL TIME. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR TWICE, STRUCK THE GROUND A THIRD TIME, AND CAME TO REST. A BROKEN TAXIWAY LIGHT, GROUND SCARS, AND A SHEARED OFF TAXIWAY LIGHT STANCHION SUPPORT THE WITNESS ACCOUNT AND INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID GET AIRBORNE BUT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.