What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot described as "self-induced power loss."
Pilot was doing a high speed taxi to check airspeed indicator when aircraft started to porpoise and she took it airborne.
She stated she was being distracted by other radio calls and may have pulled the mixture or prop instead of the carb heat. Aircraft was seen by witness on very steep but flat approach to landing and the prop "appeared to be in slow motion-say 200 RPM vs 1000RPM."
Aircraft hit very flat and caused nose gear to splay out to the front.
Pilot was unhurt. Pilot had not flown at all in past 90 days, except for the less than 30 minutes of mishap flight. Block 31 would not accept anything less than "1" so "1" was selected.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DESCRIBED AS "SELF-INDUCED POWER LOSS."
PILOT WAS DOING A HIGH SPEED TAXI TO CHECK AIRSPEED INDICATOR WHEN AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE AND SHE TOOK IT AIRBORNE.
SHE STATED SHE WAS BEING DISTRACTED BY OTHER RADIO CALLS AND MAY HAVE PULLED THE MIXTURE OR PROP INSTEAD OF THE CARB HEAT. AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN BY WITNESS ON VERY STEEP BUT FLAT APPROACH TO LANDING AND THE PROP "APPEARED TO BE IN SLOW MOTION-SAY 200 RPM VS 1000RPM."
AIRCRAFT HIT VERY FLAT AND CAUSED NOSE GEAR TO SPLAY OUT TO THE FRONT.
PILOT WAS UNHURT. PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN AT ALL IN PAST 90 DAYS, EXCEPT FOR THE LESS THAN 30 MINUTES OF MISHAP FLIGHT. BLOCK 31 WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING LESS THAN "1" SO "1" WAS SELECTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.