What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 0930 eastern standard time a student pilot was practicing a soft field takeoff from runway 27 in a Jabiru, J-170-SP, light sport aircraft. The weather conditions taken from the ASOS reading at 0935 were clear, visibility was 10 miles, the temperature was 57 degrees f, the dew point was 48 degrees f, the wind was out of 260 at 3 mile per hour, the altimeter setting was 30.10 inches. The pilot was attempting a soft field take off on runway 27. The aircraft apparently started to turn to the left while barely gaining altitude. The evidence at the accident scene suggests that the aircraft continued to fly in a left wing down position maintaining a steep left bank until the aircraft eventually made contact with the ground. The pattern of divot marks in the ground revealed that the left wing tip impacted the ground first then the nose of the airplane, which resulted in the nose gear separating along with the lower engine cowl. The propeller shattered into fragments indicating the aircraft engine was still under full power. The aircraft skidded across the ground for a short distance when the right wing tip touched the ground. The aircraft continued to skid at a 45 degree angle until it came to rest on the east west taxiway. All of the windows in the aircraft were either broken or popped out from the impact. The fuselage was ripped open at the firewall exposing the rudder pedals. The left wing was pulled forward from the wing root causing a large amount of fuel to leak from the wing. From where the aircraft took off to where the aircraft came to rest shows that the airplane made an approximate 225 degree circle. There were no reported witnesses to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 EASTERN STANDARD TIME A STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 IN A JABIRU, J-170-SP, LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS TAKEN FROM THE ASOS READING AT 0935 WERE CLEAR, VISIBILITY WAS 10 MILES, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 57 DEGREES F, THE DEW POINT WAS 48 DEGREES F, THE WIND WAS OUT OF 260 AT 3 MILE PER HOUR, THE ALTIMETER SETTING WAS 30.10 INCHES.THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHILE BARELY GAINING ALTITUDE. THE EVIDENCE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE SUGGESTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY IN A LEFT WING DOWN POSITION MAINTAINING A STEEP LEFT BANK UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PATTERN OF DIVOT MARKS IN THE GROUND REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST THEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATING ALONG WITH THE LOWER ENGINE COWL. THE PROPELLER SHATTERED INTO FRAGMENTS INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS STILL UNDER FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ACROSS THE GROUND FOR A SHORT DISTANCE WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SKID AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE UNTIL IT CAME TO REST ON THE EAST WEST TAXIWAY. ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE AIRCRAFT WERE EITHER BROKEN OR POPPED OUT FROM THE IMPACT. THE FUSELAGE WAS RIPPED OPEN AT THE FIREWALL EXPOSING THE RUDDER PEDALS. THE LEFT WING WAS PULLED FORWARD FROM THE WING ROOT CAUSING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE WING. FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SHOWS THAT THE AIRPLANE MADE AN APPROXIMATE 225 DEGREE CIRCLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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