What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman, operated aircraft for the purpose of relocating from M17 to H17. Airman met with the organziation in possession of the aircraft and received a general brief on the aircraft systems. Airman, with the assistance of the organization's representative, were able to jump-start the aircraft leading to an immediate taxi for an intersection departure. Airman was not observed conducting a run-up prior to immediate departure climbing to approximately 3,500'MSL enroute to H17. Airman approached the airport from the east to avoid overflight of the city. Airman made multiple attempts to land on rwy 22 that let to go arounds. Final attempt, the airman descended to, just above the rwy, and by own admission, lacked the experience and aileron authority to maintain centerline. Airman attempted a go-around left of centerline. Airman anticipated they would clear the small trees but clipped them leading to the airman losing control of the aircraft and impacting the ground approximately 80 yards left of centerline in a field approximately 300' from the trees. Substantial damage was noted to the aircraft and minor injuries to the airman. Post accident investigation confirmed aircraft controls appeared to be operating normally. Post accident confirmed the airman operated with a student pilot certificate, no medical, no flight training in an experimental aircraft, no solo endorsment and no pre-solo flight training in make and model aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN, OPERATED AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELOCATING FROM M17 TO H17. AIRMAN MET WITH THE ORGANZIATION IN POSSESSION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED A GENERAL BRIEF ON THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. AIRMAN, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S REPRESENTATIVE, WERE ABLE TO JUMP-START THE AIRCRAFT LEADING TO AN IMMEDIATE TAXI FOR AN INTERSECTION DEPARTURE. AIRMAN WAS NOT OBSERVED CONDUCTING A RUN-UP PRIOR TO IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 3,500'MSL ENROUTE TO H17. AIRMAN APPROACHED THE AIRPORT FROM THE EAST TO AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF THE CITY. AIRMAN MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON RWY 22 THAT LET TO GO AROUNDS. FINAL ATTEMPT, THE AIRMAN DESCENDED TO, JUST ABOVE THE RWY, AND BY OWN ADMISSION, LACKED THE EXPERIENCE AND AILERON AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE. AIRMAN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND LEFT OF CENTERLINE. AIRMAN ANTICIPATED THEY WOULD CLEAR THE SMALL TREES BUT CLIPPED THEM LEADING TO THE AIRMAN LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS LEFT OF CENTERLINE IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300' FROM THE TREES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE AIRMAN. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED AIRCRAFT CONTROLS APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. POST ACCIDENT CONFIRMED THE AIRMAN OPERATED WITH A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE, NO MEDICAL, NO FLIGHT TRAINING IN AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, NO SOLO ENDORSMENT AND NO PRE-SOLO FLIGHT TRAINING IN MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.