What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 13 January 2018 a Beechcraft bonanza N803R crashed after take off while performing touch and goes at Longmont Colorado vane brand airport. The pilot who has an ATP and CFI rating had planned the flight as a local area orientation flight for a juvenile passenger. The flight departed klmo at approximately 15:55. After practicing 's' turns and turns around a point, N803R entered the pattern rwy 29 with four other aircraft in the pattern. The first touch and go was uneventful. During the second touch and go just ofter take off segment the engine began to run rough and then quit running. A witness at the scene confirmed that the engine "popped and sputtered" and then quit on climb out. The landing gear up and at this point it was estimated that the aircraft was at an altitude of 200FT. The pilot then attempted an off field landing in a grassy level field approximately 200 yards from the end of rwy 29. During the attempted landing in the field the nose landing gear sheared off and the left landing gear was pushed through the left wing. There was ground scaring consistent with the left wing striking the ground first, followed by the propeller. At that time the propeller was sheared from the engine and came to rest just aft of the left wing. The engine was broken from its mounts and rotated upside down and 180 degrees in front of the aircraft. There was fuel noted at the scene by first responders who turned the fuel lever to off for safety. Pilot and passenger were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 13 JANUARY 2018 A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA N803R CRASHED AFTER TAKE OFF WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT LONGMONT COLORADO VANE BRAND AIRPORT. THE PILOT WHO HAS AN ATP AND CFI RATING HAD PLANNED THE FLIGHT AS A LOCAL AREA ORIENTATION FLIGHT FOR A JUVENILE PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KLMO AT APPROXIMATELY 15:55. AFTER PRACTICING 'S' TURNS AND TURNS AROUND A POINT, N803R ENTERED THE PATTERN RWY 29 WITH FOUR OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN. THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO JUST OFTER TAKE OFF SEGMENT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN QUIT RUNNING. A WITNESS AT THE SCENE CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE "POPPED AND SPUTTERED" AND THEN QUIT ON CLIMB OUT. THE LANDING GEAR UP AND AT THIS POINT IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200FT. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED AN OFF FIELD LANDING IN A GRASSY LEVEL FIELD APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE END OF RWY 29. DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING IN THE FIELD THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS PUSHED THROUGH THE LEFT WING. THERE WAS GROUND SCARING CONSISTENT WITH THE LEFT WING STRIKING THE GROUND FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLER. AT THAT TIME THE PROPELLER WAS SHEARED FROM THE ENGINE AND CAME TO REST JUST AFT OF THE LEFT WING. THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN FROM ITS MOUNTS AND ROTATED UPSIDE DOWN AND 180 DEGREES IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS FUEL NOTED AT THE SCENE BY FIRST RESPONDERS WHO TURNED THE FUEL LEVER TO OFF FOR SAFETY. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.