What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Summary of accident.
On June 11 2020 approximately 1500 local time, took off from Middleboro field in his experimental airplane (affordaplane). Shortly after takeoff and while cruising in the airport pattern he experience a rough running engine. The airplane struck 40 ft trees on downwind to landing strip.. The aircraft made a final impact nose down. The propeller was broken on impact and the aircraft airframe received substantial damage that included one wing separating at the wing root. The pilot suffered no major injuries but received bruising on the sides of his neck from the shoulder harness.
As the FAA filed it
SUMMARY OF ACCIDENT.
ON JUNE 11 2020 APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL TIME, TOOK OFF FROM MIDDLEBORO FIELD IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE (AFFORDAPLANE). SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND WHILE CRUISING IN THE AIRPORT PATTERN HE EXPERIENCE A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK 40 FT TREES ON DOWNWIND TO LANDING STRIP.. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FINAL IMPACT NOSE DOWN. THE PROPELLER WAS BROKEN ON IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THAT INCLUDED ONE WING SEPARATING AT THE WING ROOT. THE PILOT SUFFERED NO MAJOR INJURIES BUT RECEIVED BRUISING ON THE SIDES OF HIS NECK FROM THE SHOULDER HARNESS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.