What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 3, 2020, at 0956 CDT, an experimental amateur built, Lankenau Kip F, sopwith type 9400, s/n 5539, while on a maintenance test flight was involved in an accident. The flight originated at baylie airport (66XS), Van Alstyne, TX. While on the maintenance test flight, the aircraft lost aileron control. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing in an open field, approximately 5 miles north of west minster, TX.,(34 deg. 24 min 25N) (96 deg. 30 min 09W). The aircraft crossed a tree line which extended approximately 65 feet in height, and impacted the ground nose first. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed and there was no flight plan filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot received minor ankle injury and passenger received no injuries. The pilot holds a commercial, single engine land, multi-engine land, and instrument airplane. The flight originated at baylie airport (66XS), Van Alstyne, TX) on July 3, 2020 at 0930 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 3, 2020, AT 0956 CDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, LANKENAU KIP F, SOPWITH TYPE 9400, S/N 5539, WHILE ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BAYLIE AIRPORT (66XS), VAN ALSTYNE, TX. WHILE ON THE MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST AILERON CONTROL. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF WEST MINSTER, TX.,(34 DEG. 24 MIN 25N) (96 DEG. 30 MIN 09W). THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A TREE LINE WHICH EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET IN HEIGHT, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR ANKLE INJURY AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL, SINGLE ENGINE LAND, MULTI-ENGINE LAND, AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BAYLIE AIRPORT (66XS), VAN ALSTYNE, TX) ON JULY 3, 2020 AT 0930 CDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.