What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At the request of the pilot, an FBO employee filled the main (wing) fuel tanks with jet-a and added 10 gallons to the aux (header) tank. The aircraft departed runway 22 with one pilot, one passenger and three dogs. The passenger and the dogs were seated in the 2nd and 3rd rows of seats. According to a witness at the airport the aircraft took-off normally and was about 50 ft AGL at taxiway A1.
Eyewitnesses located on the ground (0.4 miles southwest of the runway) stated that the aircraft was flying very low and slow, dropped suddenly, stabilized and then the left wing dropped. At an estimated 0.25 miles southwest of the departure end of runway 22, the aircraft descended with an excessive left roll and nose low attitude. Initial impact was in the front yard of a residence located 2,200’ 230° off the departure end of the runway. The impact area indicated a high angle and low velocity. The debris path was on a heading of 190° and extended about 100’. A local pilot reported clear and smooth weather at time of accident. Post accident loose equipment and baggage was weighed. Weight and balance calculations show the aircaft was greater than 600 pounds over max gross weight and off the chart in an aft CG.
As the FAA filed it
AT THE REQUEST OF THE PILOT, AN FBO EMPLOYEE FILLED THE MAIN (WING) FUEL TANKS WITH JET-A AND ADDED 10 GALLONS TO THE AUX (HEADER) TANK. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 WITH ONE PILOT, ONE PASSENGER AND THREE DOGS. THE PASSENGER AND THE DOGS WERE SEATED IN THE 2ND AND 3RD ROWS OF SEATS. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF NORMALLY AND WAS ABOUT 50 FT AGL AT TAXIWAY A1.
EYEWITNESSES LOCATED ON THE GROUND (0.4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY) STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING VERY LOW AND SLOW, DROPPED SUDDENLY, STABILIZED AND THEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED. AT AN ESTIMATED 0.25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 22, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED WITH AN EXCESSIVE LEFT ROLL AND NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. INITIAL IMPACT WAS IN THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE LOCATED 2,200’ 230° OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT AREA INDICATED A HIGH ANGLE AND LOW VELOCITY. THE DEBRIS PATH WAS ON A HEADING OF 190° AND EXTENDED ABOUT 100’. A LOCAL PILOT REPORTED CLEAR AND SMOOTH WEATHER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. POST ACCIDENT LOOSE EQUIPMENT AND BAGGAGE WAS WEIGHED. WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS SHOW THE AIRCAFT WAS GREATER THAN 600 POUNDS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT AND OFF THE CHART IN AN AFT CG.
NTSB investigation
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