What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the departure from Elko airport, runway 6, the aircraft made a sharp left spiraling descending turn contacting a parked pickup truck with the left wing, left side of the nose section and left engine.
The left engine was detached from the wing and laying in the back of the pickup.
The left wing was pushed back and slightly away from the fuselage with the left flap still attached; the left aileron was detached from its mounting points and found approximately 20 feet in front and to the left of the wing.
The left propeller hub remained attached to the engine, two of the propeller blades were melted from the post impact fire, and the third blade was separated from the hub, located approximately 15 feet in front and to the right of the aircraft showing no rotational damage.
The left horizontal stabilizer was bent in an upward and inboard direction.
The right propeller contacted the ground and separated from the engine. One propeller blade separated from the propeller hub all three blades have signs of rotational damage.
The right wing was aligned with the fuselage in a normal position flap and aileron still attached.
The fuselage was mostly consumed by the post impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE DEPARTURE FROM ELKO AIRPORT, RUNWAY 6, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP LEFT SPIRALING DESCENDING TURN CONTACTING A PARKED PICKUP TRUCK WITH THE LEFT WING, LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE SECTION AND LEFT ENGINE.
THE LEFT ENGINE WAS DETACHED FROM THE WING AND LAYING IN THE BACK OF THE PICKUP.
THE LEFT WING WAS PUSHED BACK AND SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE WITH THE LEFT FLAP STILL ATTACHED; THE LEFT AILERON WAS DETACHED FROM ITS MOUNTING POINTS AND FOUND APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN FRONT AND TO THE LEFT OF THE WING.
THE LEFT PROPELLER HUB REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE, TWO OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE MELTED FROM THE POST IMPACT FIRE, AND THE THIRD BLADE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE HUB, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET IN FRONT AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWING NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE.
THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS BENT IN AN UPWARD AND INBOARD DIRECTION.
THE RIGHT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. ONE PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE PROPELLER HUB ALL THREE BLADES HAVE SIGNS OF ROTATIONAL DAMAGE.
THE RIGHT WING WAS ALIGNED WITH THE FUSELAGE IN A NORMAL POSITION FLAP AND AILERON STILL ATTACHED.
THE FUSELAGE WAS MOSTLY CONSUMED BY THE POST IMPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.