What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported that on December 24, 2015 at approxamently 0835 shortly after takeoff on rwy 18 from Roscoe Turner Airport (kcrx) in Corinth, Mississippi, a right nose cowl access door opened in flight. He stated that he reduced torque to try to prevent the right cowl access door from coming completely open. He made a left turn to return to the airport when he noticed the right cowl access door had opened completely and the aircraft would not maintain altitude even with full power applied. The aircraft clipped the top of the trees causing damage to the rudder of the aircraft and crash landed in the yard of a vacant house less than a mile from the end of the runway. The left wing caught fire causing substantial damaged to the aircraft after impact. No property on the ground was damage. Four people were onboard the aircraft. The pilot sustained minor injuries, two passengers? Minor injuries and one passenger serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED THAT ON DECEMBER 24, 2015 AT APPROXAMENTLY 0835 SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON RWY 18 FROM ROSCOE TURNER AIRPORT (KCRX) IN CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI, A RIGHT NOSE COWL ACCESS DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE REDUCED TORQUE TO TRY TO PREVENT THE RIGHT COWL ACCESS DOOR FROM COMING COMPLETELY OPEN. HE MADE A LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WHEN HE NOTICED THE RIGHT COWL ACCESS DOOR HAD OPENED COMPLETELY AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE EVEN WITH FULL POWER APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE TOP OF THE TREES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASH LANDED IN THE YARD OF A VACANT HOUSE LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED TO THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IMPACT. NO PROPERTY ON THE GROUND WAS DAMAGE. FOUR PEOPLE WERE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, TWO PASSENGERS? MINOR INJURIES AND ONE PASSENGER SERIOUS INJURIES.
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