What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Scenario as told to this investigator by several pilot witness that verified they witnessed pilot and passenger (wife) took off on runway 15, leveled out to gain speed. Then over the end of the runway at 200 -300 ft AGL executed pitch up angle. As speed bleed off pilot induced an aileron roll to the left. As the aircraft leveled inverted it appeared to stall. Aircraft fell thru the roll around to upright and level as it impacted the earth 390 feet off the south end of the runway 15, and bounced over once to lay inverted facing toward the runway. No evidence of further movement/forward progress.
As the FAA filed it
SCENARIO AS TOLD TO THIS INVESTIGATOR BY SEVERAL PILOT WITNESS THAT VERIFIED THEY WITNESSED PILOT AND PASSENGER (WIFE) TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 15, LEVELED OUT TO GAIN SPEED. THEN OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT 200 -300 FT AGL EXECUTED PITCH UP ANGLE. AS SPEED BLEED OFF PILOT INDUCED AN AILERON ROLL TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED INVERTED IT APPEARED TO STALL. AIRCRAFT FELL THRU THE ROLL AROUND TO UPRIGHT AND LEVEL AS IT IMPACTED THE EARTH 390 FEET OFF THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY 15, AND BOUNCED OVER ONCE TO LAY INVERTED FACING TOWARD THE RUNWAY. NO EVIDENCE OF FURTHER MOVEMENT/FORWARD PROGRESS.
NTSB investigation
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