What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft accident occurred during an off airport departure on a narrow ridge with rough terrain. During rotation the crosswind pushed the aircraft left into rougher terrain where the aircraft hit a low spot causing the gear to collapse. The aircraft began bouncing and the RH wing made contact with the surface followed by the LH wing. The aircraft ultimately nosed over and came to rest on its back. The pilot who was wearing a helmet sustained no injuries and the passenger had a minor injury to the face.
The accident investigation is being closed and the file transferred to the anchorage FSDO for a 44709 re-examination.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN OFF AIRPORT DEPARTURE ON A NARROW RIDGE WITH ROUGH TERRAIN. DURING ROTATION THE CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT INTO ROUGHER TERRAIN WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LOW SPOT CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN BOUNCING AND THE RH WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE FOLLOWED BY THE LH WING. THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT WHO WAS WEARING A HELMET SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER HAD A MINOR INJURY TO THE FACE.
THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS BEING CLOSED AND THE FILE TRANSFERRED TO THE ANCHORAGE FSDO FOR A 44709 RE-EXAMINATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.