What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft annual completed 4-5-16 with no open discrepancies. Morning of accident pilot was expecting to with CFI. CFI did not show. Pilot reportedly was running up the aircraft before putting it away in hangar. Pilot taxied to runway 12 and witnesses said about 50% power was applied and aircraft went down runway and was airborn with no change in power. Aircraft turned left and circled back. Witnesses state aircraft was now full throttle and went full length of runway at about 3 feet without touchdown. Aircraft departed area for about 15 minutes and returned to runway 12 aircraft flew about 600 yards down the runway before touch down and proceeded another 100 yards with full throttle then aircraft swerved sharply to the right over an embankment into dense brush. Pilot exited aircraft and climbed embankment and was met by witnesses. Ambulance took pilot to local hospital.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ANNUAL COMPLETED 4-5-16 WITH NO OPEN DISCREPANCIES. MORNING OF ACCIDENT PILOT WAS EXPECTING TO WITH CFI. CFI DID NOT SHOW. PILOT REPORTEDLY WAS RUNNING UP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE PUTTING IT AWAY IN HANGAR. PILOT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 12 AND WITNESSES SAID ABOUT 50% POWER WAS APPLIED AND AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN RUNWAY AND WAS AIRBORN WITH NO CHANGE IN POWER. AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND CIRCLED BACK. WITNESSES STATE AIRCRAFT WAS NOW FULL THROTTLE AND WENT FULL LENGTH OF RUNWAY AT ABOUT 3 FEET WITHOUT TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AREA FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND RETURNED TO RUNWAY 12 AIRCRAFT FLEW ABOUT 600 YARDS DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE TOUCH DOWN AND PROCEEDED ANOTHER 100 YARDS WITH FULL THROTTLE THEN AIRCRAFT SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT OVER AN EMBANKMENT INTO DENSE BRUSH. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AND CLIMBED EMBANKMENT AND WAS MET BY WITNESSES. AMBULANCE TOOK PILOT TO LOCAL HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
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