What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft impacted terrain at a nose down attitude wings level. Pilot was fatally injured. Awaiting witness statements describing circumstances leading up to event.
Based on witness statements are the following conclusions.
The pilot was flying over knik river valley south of Friday creek. His friends and brother were 4 wheeling in the area and were witness to the accident. The pilot did a flyover , then came around and did a touch and go on the sandbar/riverbed south of Friday creek. As the pilot gained altitude to approximately 200 feet he attempted a left hand bank and was caught by a gust of wind. The gust caused the aircraft to bank too sharply and the pilot lost control of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AT A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WINGS LEVEL. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. AWAITING WITNESS STATEMENTS DESCRIBING CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING UP TO EVENT.
BASED ON WITNESS STATEMENTS ARE THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS.
THE PILOT WAS FLYING OVER KNIK RIVER VALLEY SOUTH OF FRIDAY CREEK. HIS FRIENDS AND BROTHER WERE 4 WHEELING IN THE AREA AND WERE WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT DID A FLYOVER , THEN CAME AROUND AND DID A TOUCH AND GO ON THE SANDBAR/RIVERBED SOUTH OF FRIDAY CREEK. AS THE PILOT GAINED ALTITUDE TO APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET HE ATTEMPTED A LEFT HAND BANK AND WAS CAUGHT BY A GUST OF WIND. THE GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BANK TOO SHARPLY AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.