What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the aforementioned date and time at Schlater agricultural strip, the pilot who had been visiting friends attempted a takeoff on runway 36, a partially concrete and dirt runway with winds reported from the south/southeast at 5 to 10 mph. Eye witnesses stated that the aircraft lifted off at approximately 1000 to 1500 feet down the runway. The PIC levelled the aircraft momentarily after rotate and then began to climb. Immediately after the climb was initiated, the eye witnesses stated that the aircraft initiated a left turn to the southeast while continuing to climb. At approximately 150 - 200 feet according the aircraft visibly slowed and then dove nose first into the ground. The aircraft engine according to eye witnesses did not sputter or make any unusual noises during the evolution. Damage to the aircraft was destroyed, with the wings exhibiting skin rippling due to the force of the impact. The engine and firewall were pushed aft into the flight station, with the engine and propeller being partially sunken into the ground. This inspector and the NTSB rep representative established positive control cable continuity for all primary and secondary flight control surfaces. It was noted that the throttle on the left side of both the front and back seats were in the full forward position. The aircraft engine had been changed via supplemental type certificate to a Lycoming IO-320-E2A fuel injected engine in 1994 so carburetor heat/icing were not a factor in this accident. The aircraft appeared to be functioning normally in all aspects based on inspector examination. The pilot held a current second class medical certificate. Of the nine FAA areas of responsibility investigated, none were found to be a factor in this accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE AFOREMENTIONED DATE AND TIME AT SCHLATER AGRICULTURAL STRIP, THE PILOT WHO HAD BEEN VISITING FRIENDS ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 36, A PARTIALLY CONCRETE AND DIRT RUNWAY WITH WINDS REPORTED FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. EYE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 TO 1500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PIC LEVELLED THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY AFTER ROTATE AND THEN BEGAN TO CLIMB. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLIMB WAS INITIATED, THE EYE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED A LEFT TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST WHILE CONTINUING TO CLIMB. AT APPROXIMATELY 150 - 200 FEET ACCORDING THE AIRCRAFT VISIBLY SLOWED AND THEN DOVE NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES DID NOT SPUTTER OR MAKE ANY UNUSUAL NOISES DURING THE EVOLUTION. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, WITH THE WINGS EXHIBITING SKIN RIPPLING DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL WERE PUSHED AFT INTO THE FLIGHT STATION, WITH THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER BEING PARTIALLY SUNKEN INTO THE GROUND. THIS INSPECTOR AND THE NTSB REP REPRESENTATIVE ESTABLISHED POSITIVE CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY FOR ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE THROTTLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK SEATS WERE IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD BEEN CHANGED VIA SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE TO A LYCOMING IO-320-E2A FUEL INJECTED ENGINE IN 1994 SO CARBURETOR HEAT/ICING WERE NOT A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY IN ALL ASPECTS BASED ON INSPECTOR EXAMINATION. THE PILOT HELD A CURRENT SECOND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. OF THE NINE FAA AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY INVESTIGATED, NONE WERE FOUND TO BE A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.