What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot had just bought a new aircraft, which was registered in the light sport category. The pilot did not hold a sport pilot certificate; however he did own and had a number of hours in a part 103 aircraft.
The part 103 aircraft the pilot owned and had his most recent experience in was different from the accident aircraft, in that it only had two different control inputs. These were the rudder and the elevator. Both of these were controlled by a control stick.
The accident aircraft had a traditional layout, where the rudder was controlled by rudder pedals and the elevator and ailerons were controlled by a stick.
The pilot received no formal training and less than one hour of flight time in a similar type of aircraft, from a friend, before attempting to fly his new aircraft.
After take off, the pilot inputted full aileron and rudder, causing the aircraft to enter a spin.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT HAD JUST BOUGHT A NEW AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS REGISTERED IN THE LIGHT SPORT CATEGORY. THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD A SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE; HOWEVER HE DID OWN AND HAD A NUMBER OF HOURS IN A PART 103 AIRCRAFT.
THE PART 103 AIRCRAFT THE PILOT OWNED AND HAD HIS MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE IN WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, IN THAT IT ONLY HAD TWO DIFFERENT CONTROL INPUTS. THESE WERE THE RUDDER AND THE ELEVATOR. BOTH OF THESE WERE CONTROLLED BY A CONTROL STICK.
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT HAD A TRADITIONAL LAYOUT, WHERE THE RUDDER WAS CONTROLLED BY RUDDER PEDALS AND THE ELEVATOR AND AILERONS WERE CONTROLLED BY A STICK.
THE PILOT RECEIVED NO FORMAL TRAINING AND LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME IN A SIMILAR TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, FROM A FRIEND, BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO FLY HIS NEW AIRCRAFT.
AFTER TAKE OFF, THE PILOT INPUTTED FULL AILERON AND RUDDER, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A SPIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.