From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After performing a touch-and-go flight maneuver, during climb out, the pilot did not maintain sufficient altitude during a left turn, impacting the ground with the left wing.
Dark night VFR conditions prior to complete moonrise was a factor.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER PERFORMING A TOUCH-AND-GO FLIGHT MANEUVER, DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE DURING A LEFT TURN, IMPACTING THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING.
DARK NIGHT VFR CONDITIONS PRIOR TO COMPLETE MOONRISE WAS A FACTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.