What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 20, 2022, at 1443 EST, N65PC, amateur built 2019 Paul D Spangenberg AR-1KC, privacy data omitted was involved in an accident where the aircraft departed runway 04 at Sarasota-Bradenton international airport (srq). At midfield, the aircraft flared and appeared to go vertical. The pilot corrected and struck the runway east of taxiway charlie. The aircraft veered off runway 04 into the grassy area between runway 04 and taxiway delta. The pilot-in-command (PIC), who was the only person on board the aircraft at the time of the accident, was uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 20, 2022, AT 1443 EST, N65PC, AMATEUR BUILT 2019 PAUL D SPANGENBERG AR-1KC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 04 AT SARASOTA-BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SRQ). AT MIDFIELD, THE AIRCRAFT FLARED AND APPEARED TO GO VERTICAL. THE PILOT CORRECTED AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY EAST OF TAXIWAY CHARLIE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 04 INTO THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 04 AND TAXIWAY DELTA. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.