What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft refueled at kprc and the pilot calculated the weight and balance, as well as the performance of the aicraft for takeoff. The aircraft started to fly as expected from the prefromance calculations but by the end of the runway the aircraft was no longer able to gain altitude without the stall warning. The aircraft begain descending and the pilot made an emergency landing striking a tree with the left wing in the process.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT REFUELED AT KPRC AND THE PILOT CALCULATED THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AS WELL AS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AICRAFT FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO FLY AS EXPECTED FROM THE PREFROMANCE CALCULATIONS BUT BY THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE WITHOUT THE STALL WARNING. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAIN DESCENDING AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING STRIKING A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING IN THE PROCESS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.