What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot initiated a takeoff at a familiar airstrip that he had operated in an out of many times. The aircraft was within weight and balance limits. The runup and pre-takeoff checks prior to takeoff were normal with no discrepancies.
The aircraft took off into a light wind and lifted off normally INT0 a normal climb. Just after the climb started the aircraft started a decent inspite of the aircraft being in a maximum performance climb. The aircraft impacted terrain 1/4 to 1/2 of a mile beyond the departure end of the airstrip.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF AT A FAMILIAR AIRSTRIP THAT HE HAD OPERATED IN AN OUT OF MANY TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITS. THE RUNUP AND PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF WERE NORMAL WITH NO DISCREPANCIES.
THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF INTO A LIGHT WIND AND LIFTED OFF NORMALLY INT0 A NORMAL CLIMB.JUST AFTER THE CLIMB STARTED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A DECENT INSPITE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING IN A MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE CLIMB.THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN 1/4 TO 1/2 OF A MILE BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP.
NTSB investigation
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