What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off to the west from Anderson Lake strip north of Wasilla. On climbout the left wing slat separated from the wing at the middle attach point causing the slat to buckle upward and lay against the top of the wing surface. Pilot attempted to return to the airstrip but was unable to control the turn and subsequently crashed through nearby tree tops and onto the subdivision street that runs perpendicular to the runway.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF TO THE WEST FROM ANDERSON LAKE STRIP NORTH OF WASILLA. ON CLIMBOUT THE LEFT WING SLAT SEPARATED FROM THE WING AT THE MIDDLE ATTACH POINT CAUSING THE SLAT TO BUCKLE UPWARD AND LAY AGAINST THE TOP OF THE WING SURFACE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRSTRIP BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE TURN AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED THROUGH NEARBY TREE TOPS AND ONTO THE SUBDIVISION STREET THAT RUNS PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.