What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 08:00 on 06/29/2012, N701ZN an amateur built zenith, 701 was flying in the pattern at Chapman memorial (C6M). While using runway 27 on the third pass privacy data omittedadded power to ascend to pattern altitude. Upon adding power the aircraft veered left. privacy data omittedTried to correct using the right rudder. The rudder would not move so privacy data omitted pulled power attempting to land, even though he was approximately 70 degrees off the runway center line. Realizing that he would strike a tree he added power further exacerbating the left turning tendancy. Adding power allowed the aircraft to pass through the tree about 5 feet from the top at a high angle of attack. The aircraft continued just over a house ending in a small pond in front of the house, with a heading of approximately 090 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
AT 08:00 ON 06/29/2012, N701ZN AN AMATEUR BUILT ZENITH, 701 WAS FLYING IN THE PATTERN AT CHAPMAN MEMORIAL (C6M). WHILE USING RUNWAY 27 ON THE THIRD PASS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ADDED POWER TO ASCEND TO PATTERN ALTITUDE. UPON ADDING POWER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TRIED TO CORRECT USING THE RIGHT RUDDER. THE RUDDER WOULD NOT MOVE SO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PULLED POWER ATTEMPTING TO LAND, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. REALIZING THAT HE WOULD STRIKE A TREE HE ADDED POWER FURTHER EXACERBATING THE LEFT TURNING TENDANCY. ADDING POWER ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO PASS THROUGH THE TREE ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE TOP AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED JUST OVER A HOUSE ENDING IN A SMALL POND IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, WITH A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 090 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.