What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The following narative is based on the witness statement from the only known eyewitness to the accident.
Eye witness statement given by privacy data omitted (certified flight instructor)
privacy data omitted Stated that he observed the aircraft (N94LP) landing on runway 18 and the aircraft appeared to be "high and hot". The aircraft flared and dropped 10 feet initially touching down at the runway mid point. Aircraft bounced 3 times then the engine went to full power. The aircraft then began to rotate and pitch up and go into a 30 degree left bank climbing out to approximately 1100 feet altitude. privacy data omitted Watched the aircraft on the down wind leg. He next saw the aircraft on final for runway 18 and stated that the aircraft was still "high but not as hot". On short final and over the runway the aircraft was still high. At 10 feet above the runway the aircraft flared and bounced twice, the engine went to full power and the aircraft begins to rotate and shortly after that the aircraft banked 40 to 50 degrees to the left. privacy data omitted Watched the aircraft begin to lose altitude and disappear behind the hangars. privacy data omitted Next heard the sound of impact.
As the FAA filed it
THE FOLLOWING NARATIVE IS BASED ON THE WITNESS STATEMENT FROM THE ONLY KNOWN EYEWITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT.
EYE WITNESS STATEMENT GIVEN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR)
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT (N94LP) LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE "HIGH AND HOT". THE AIRCRAFT FLARED AND DROPPED 10 FEET INITIALLY TOUCHING DOWN AT THE RUNWAY MID POINT. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 3 TIMES THEN THE ENGINE WENT TO FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO ROTATE AND PITCH UP AND GO INTO A 30 DEGREE LEFT BANK CLIMBING OUT TO APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET ALTITUDE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WATCHED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE DOWN WIND LEG. HE NEXT SAW THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 18 AND STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL "HIGH BUT NOT AS HOT". ON SHORT FINAL AND OVER THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL HIGH. AT 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT FLARED AND BOUNCED TWICE, THE ENGINE WENT TO FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGINS TO ROTATE AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE AIRCRAFT BANKED 40 TO 50 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WATCHED THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND DISAPPEAR BEHIND THE HANGARS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NEXT HEARD THE SOUND OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.