What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Personnel from this office received notification that on 2 February 2023, privacy data omitted, a PA-46-310P crashed on privacy data omitted golf club, on the southwest side of Spruce Creek Airport (FL6). The pilot in command, during the take off roll, pull the elevator control too much in which the aircraft started to stall due to the pilot induced error. The aircraft crashed landed at first on the runway intact, but the pilot tried two more times to takeoff in which at the time he ran out of runway and the right-wing tip hit the pond and losing control of the aircraft. The aircraft hit two trees separating the wings from the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest about 25 feet from original impact.
The pilot and one passenger were taken to a nearby hospital due to injuries sustained in the crash. During a telephone interview the pilot stated that he pulled on the control yoke too much and stalled the aircraft during takeoff; possibly weight and balance may have been a factor due to the fact that is wife was seating on the back of the aircraft. Aircraft was fully loaded with fuel at the time of the accident.
Airport security footage, provided by airport manager, and witnesses account corraborated the fact that the aircraft did stalled during takeoff as the pilot stated previously. Aircraft appeared to be on airworthy condition prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT ON 2 FEBRUARY 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PA-46-310P CRASHED ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GOLF CLUB, ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT (FL6). THE PILOT IN COMMAND, DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, PULL THE ELEVATOR CONTROL TOO MUCH IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO STALL DUE TO THE PILOT INDUCED ERROR. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED LANDED AT FIRST ON THE RUNWAY INTACT, BUT THE PILOT TRIED TWO MORE TIMES TO TAKEOFF IN WHICH AT THE TIME HE RAN OUT OF RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT-WING TIP HIT THE POND AND LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT TWO TREES SEPARATING THE WINGS FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 25 FEET FROM ORIGINAL IMPACT.
THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PULLED ON THE CONTROL YOKE TOO MUCH AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF; POSSIBLY WEIGHT AND BALANCE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR DUE TO THE FACT THAT IS WIFE WAS SEATING ON THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS FULLY LOADED WITH FUEL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
AIRPORT SECURITY FOOTAGE, PROVIDED BY AIRPORT MANAGER, AND WITNESSES ACCOUNT CORRABORATED THE FACT THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID STALLED DURING TAKEOFF AS THE PILOT STATED PREVIOUSLY. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE ON AIRWORTHY CONDITION PRIOR TO THE 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.