What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot and privacy data omitted reported making multiple flights together with multiple landings by both persons. Both are certificated pilots. Pilot reported that he then made several takeoffs and landings as sole occupant. Pilot stated that on his fourth attempt the aircraft rolled left while he put in full right aileron. The aircraft then entered what is described as a left spin and struck trees prior to impacting the ground south of runway 28. Inspection of the post crash by allentown FSDO maintenance inspector and operations inspector revealed no apparent control integrity issues. No other non crash related failures or abnormalities were observed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED MAKING MULTIPLE FLIGHTS TOGETHER WITH MULTIPLE LANDINGS BY BOTH PERSONS. BOTH ARE CERTIFICATED PILOTS. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE THEN MADE SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AS SOLE OCCUPANT. PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS FOURTH ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT WHILE HE PUT IN FULL RIGHT AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS A LEFT SPIN AND STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND SOUTH OF RUNWAY 28. INSPECTION OF THE POST CRASH BY ALLENTOWN FSDO MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR AND OPERATIONS INSPECTOR REVEALED NO APPARENT CONTROL INTEGRITY ISSUES. NO OTHER NON CRASH RELATED FAILURES OR ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.