What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was initiating a vertical climb to 3000 feet to perform an aerobatic maneuver and lost elevator authority.
Pilot attempted to use the throttle to control aircraft pitch along with the remaining functional roll and yaw controls to steer aircraft.
Pilot was no longer able to maintain pitch attitude, pilot exited the aircraft at 2500 feet deploying his parachute landing with a minor laceration to ankle.
The aircraft pitched nose down and impacted the ground in a pasture at a high angle and high rate, destroying aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS INITIATING A VERTICAL CLIMB TO 3000 FEET TO PERFORM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AND LOST ELEVATOR AUTHORITY.
PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE THROTTLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT PITCH ALONG WITH THE REMAINING FUNCTIONAL ROLL AND YAW CONTROLS TO STEER AIRCRAFT.
PILOT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO MAINTAIN PITCH ATTITUDE, PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT 2500 FEET DEPLOYING HIS PARACHUTE LANDING WITH A MINOR LACERATION TO ANKLE.
THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A PASTURE AT A HIGH ANGLE AND HIGH RATE, DESTROYING AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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