What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 24, 2017, at approximately 0748 EDT, N199PA, a Piper PA28-18, took off from page field (fmy) in ft. Myers, Florida. The aircraft, for undetermined reasons, failed to climb and subsequently impacted a tree, followed by a building and then terrain while attempting an emergency landing on metro parkway just outside the airport perimeter. The aircraft did not contact ATC after receiving clearance to take off. The pilot, by undetermined means, exited the aircraft at or shortly after impact and suffered serious injuries. The passenger, also a certificated pilot, perished in the accident. The aircraft was substantially damaged due to the impact and post impact fire. The fuselage, empennage, wings and engine were all heavily damaged by the post impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 24, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 0748 EDT, N199PA, A PIPER PA28-18, TOOK OFF FROM PAGE FIELD (FMY) IN FT. MYERS, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, FAILED TO CLIMB AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A TREE, FOLLOWED BY A BUILDING AND THEN TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON METRO PARKWAY JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT PERIMETER. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CONTACT ATC AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE TO TAKE OFF. THE PILOT, BY UNDETERMINED MEANS, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT OR SHORTLY AFTER IMPACT AND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PASSENGER, ALSO A CERTIFICATED PILOT, PERISHED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE. THE FUSELAGE, EMPENNAGE, WINGS AND ENGINE WERE ALL HEAVILY DAMAGED 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.