What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 8, 2024 at Ocala international airport-jim Taylor field (ocf), an experimental amateur built zenith 701 aircraft operated by a pilot with no passengers, departed with the purpose of doing pattern work at approximately 1930 EST. Ocf air traffic control (ATC) reported that the aircraft did two orbits around the airfield and on the third orbit was cleared to land on runway 36. At approximately 20 feet above the runway the aircraft turned abruptly 45 degrees to the west then started west bound, started to climb, took a hard left, and nose-dived into the trees west of the airport perimeter fence next to runway 36. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, the pilot suffered minor injuries, no damage to airport property was reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 8, 2024 AT OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (OCF), AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT ZENITH 701 AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY A PILOT WITH NO PASSENGERS, DEPARTED WITH THE PURPOSE OF DOING PATTERN WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 EST. OCF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID TWO ORBITS AROUND THE AIRFIELD AND ON THE THIRD ORBIT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36. AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ABRUPTLY 45 DEGREES TO THE WEST THEN STARTED WEST BOUND, STARTED TO CLIMB, TOOK A HARD LEFT, AND NOSE-DIVED INTO THE TREES WEST OF THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE NEXT TO RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY WAS REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.