What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 14, 2017, the pilot of N707RB was taking off from Mobile Downtown Airport (bfm) in Mobile, Alabama. After rotation the aircraft climbed to an estimated altitude of 50 feet where the aircraft started into a left turn. The pilot stated that he tried to correct the path of the aircraft but was unable to due to the airspeed. The pilot then started a descent to try and gain airspeed. The aircraft contacted the ground with the left wing before the airspeed and flight path could be corrected. The aircraft came to rest approximately 300 feet to the south of the runway with substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. There were no injuries reported from this accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 14, 2017, THE PILOT OF N707RB WAS TAKING OFF FROM MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (BFM) IN MOBILE, ALABAMA. AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED INTO A LEFT TURN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO CORRECT THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUE TO THE AIRSPEED. THE PILOT THEN STARTED A DESCENT TO TRY AND GAIN AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING BEFORE THE AIRSPEED AND FLIGHT PATH COULD BE CORRECTED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET TO THE SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.