What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated the aircraft departed from Deer Park Airport on runway 23. At approximately 400 feet AGL the pilot turned left on crosswind and experienced a severe sink and couldn't maintain altitude. The pilot didn't have enough altitude to turn back to the runway. It was at that point the pilot then decided to land in a field adjacent to the airport. After touch down the left wing tip dug in the soft ground causing a ground loop, subsequently causing the empennage to detach from the aircraft. The aircraft came to reset upright facing the south towards milan rd. no injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM DEER PARK AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 23. AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL THE PILOT TURNED LEFT ON CROSSWIND AND EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SINK AND COULDN'T MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY. IT WAS AT THAT POINT THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT WING TIP DUG IN THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING A GROUND LOOP, SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE EMPENNAGE TO DETACH FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO RESET UPRIGHT FACING THE SOUTH TOWARDS MILAN RD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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