What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft wreckage located intact (except for plastic wingtips) next to landing runway 26 on a 160 degree heading. The aircraft fabric covering and cowl were almost completely consumed by post-crash fire. The engine and airframe sustained both impact and fire damage.
The flying pilotprivacy data omitted had recently acquired the aircraft, and after a checkout was still uncomfortable. The non-flying pilot/cfi had demonstrated several takeoffs and landings on previous legs that day. privacy data omitted Was flying the accident leg; both pilots recall a normal approach, a bounce, application of full power, and then finding themselves on the ground outside the burning aircraft. At the time of the accident he owner had accumulated approximately 5.2 hours in the amateur built experimental aircraft, the CFI approximately 1.0.
Ground scars, damage to airframe and propeller, wreckage orientation, and occupant statements are all consistent with a low altitude stall/spin or torqueroll with resultant cartwheel type ground contact.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE LOCATED INTACT (EXCEPT FOR PLASTIC WINGTIPS) NEXT TO LANDING RUNWAY 26 ON A 160 DEGREE HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT FABRIC COVERING AND COWL WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY CONSUMED BY POST-CRASH FIRE. THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME SUSTAINED BOTH IMPACT AND FIRE DAMAGE.
THE FLYING PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD RECENTLY ACQUIRED THE AIRCRAFT, AND AFTER A CHECKOUT WAS STILL UNCOMFORTABLE. THE NON-FLYING PILOT/CFI HAD DEMONSTRATED SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON PREVIOUS LEGS THAT DAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING THE ACCIDENT LEG; BOTH PILOTS RECALL A NORMAL APPROACH, A BOUNCE, APPLICATION OF FULL POWER, AND THEN FINDING THEMSELVES ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE THE BURNING AIRCRAFT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HE OWNER HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 5.2 HOURS IN THE AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, THE CFI APPROXIMATELY 1.0.
GROUND SCARS, DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME AND PROPELLER, WRECKAGE ORIENTATION, AND OCCUPANT STATEMENTS ARE ALL CONSISTENT WITH A LOW ALTITUDE STALL/SPIN OR TORQUEROLL WITH RESULTANT CARTWHEEL TYPE GROUND CONTACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.