What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 2, 2017 at approximately 2110 UTC, a Magnaghi aeronautica Sky Arrow LSA, flown by the pilot was destroyed during takeoff from a private airfield near Chapman, Kansas. Winds at the nearest AWOS (kfri) were reported at 2058Z 16011KT and at 2158Z 17011KT. The weather was VMC at the time.
Pursuant to verbal and written statements from witnesses and the airman, after takeoff and at an altitude of approximately fifty feet above ground level, the aircraft began to roll to the right. The airman attempted to level the wings with left aileron control input. The airman stated there was not enough aileron authority to level the wings and at that time realized he was going to impact the ground. He continued to input left aileron in order to touch down as level as possible however the right wing impacted the terrain first, followed by the nose. The aircraft came to a rest 309 feet from the runway in an unimproved section of the airport.
The aft-portion of the aircraft rolled over the cockpit and pinned the airman inside. With the engine controls out of reach the airman, the engine was running at full power until a witness to the accident was able to turn it off. The airman, who was the sole occupant, was extracted from the aircraft and had minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 2, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 2110 UTC, A MAGNAGHI AERONAUTICA SKY ARROW LSA, FLOWN BY THE PILOT WAS DESTROYED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD NEAR CHAPMAN, KANSAS. WINDS AT THE NEAREST AWOS (KFRI) WERE REPORTED AT 2058Z 16011KT AND AT 2158Z 17011KT. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AT THE TIME.
PURSUANT TO VERBAL AND WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM WITNESSES AND THE AIRMAN, AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE WINGS WITH LEFT AILERON CONTROL INPUT. THE AIRMAN STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH AILERON AUTHORITY TO LEVEL THE WINGS AND AT THAT TIME REALIZED HE WAS GOING TO IMPACT THE GROUND. HE CONTINUED TO INPUT LEFT AILERON IN ORDER TO TOUCH DOWN AS LEVEL AS POSSIBLE HOWEVER THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE TERRAIN FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST 309 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY IN AN UNIMPROVED SECTION OF THE AIRPORT.
THE AFT-PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER THE COCKPIT AND PINNED THE AIRMAN INSIDE. WITH THE ENGINE CONTROLS OUT OF REACH THE AIRMAN, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT FULL POWER UNTIL A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF. THE AIRMAN, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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