What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This aircraft was performing touch-and-goes on runway 9/27 when during climb out on runway 27, at about 100 feet AGL, the aircraft suddenly pitched hard to the right and started a rapid decent to toward the ground. Wind at the time was approximately 5-8 knots from the south. On-site investigation revealed the aircraft impacted the ground approximately 120 feet to the north of runway 9/27 and approximately 1600 feet from the end of the runway. The aircraft appeared to impact the terrain at a high angle with the right wing contacting the ground first immediately followed by the nose of the aircraft, then the left wing contacting the ground with the aircraft finally coming to rest upside down with the nose of the aircraft facing south toward runway 9/27.
As the FAA filed it
THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GOES ON RUNWAY 9/27 WHEN DURING CLIMB OUT ON RUNWAY 27, AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY PITCHED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND STARTED A RAPID DECENT TO TOWARD THE GROUND. WIND AT THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 5-8 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH. ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET TO THE NORTH OF RUNWAY 9/27 AND APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO IMPACT THE TERRAIN AT A HIGH ANGLE WITH THE RIGHT WING CONTACTING THE GROUND FIRST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THEN THE LEFT WING CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT FINALLY COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FACING SOUTH TOWARD RUNWAY 9/27.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.