What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the take off roll, the pilot's seat suddenly became disengaged from the seat stop. The secondary seat stop which had been installed in November of 2014 did not function. The pilot had his hand on the throttle and as the seat moved rearward he reduced throttle to idle. He could no longer reach the rudder pedals. The aircraft made an approximately 100 degree left turn causing damage to the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer. The pilot then taxied the aircraft back to the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE PILOT'S SEAT SUDDENLY BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE SEAT STOP. THE SECONDARY SEAT STOP WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 DID NOT FUNCTION. THE PILOT HAD HIS HAND ON THE THROTTLE AND AS THE SEAT MOVED REARWARD HE REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE. HE COULD NO LONGER REACH THE RUDDER PEDALS. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREE LEFT TURN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RAMP.
NTSB investigation
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