What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A light sport aircraft (LSA), model Savannah S, departed the Magnolia Airpark (LS77) in Slaughter, LA. The pilot stated in an interview that he set the flaps, advanced the throttle, and started rolling for take-off runway 36. The pilot explained that the nose pitched up to a steep attitude immediately after becoming airborne and that the plane did not climb or gain altitude. The pilot said he lowered the nose of the airplane, veered to the left, then landed left of runway 36 centerline. Video evidence confirmed the plane traveled 75 yards on the ground after landing, then struck a backyard clubhouse/swing set, and came to rest against a cedar fence.
As the FAA filed it
A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT (LSA), MODEL SAVANNAH S, DEPARTED THE MAGNOLIA AIRPARK (LS77) IN SLAUGHTER, LA. THE PILOT STATED IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE SET THE FLAPS, ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, AND STARTED ROLLING FOR TAKE-OFF RUNWAY 36. THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT THE NOSE PITCHED UP TO A STEEP ATTITUDE IMMEDIATELY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AND THAT THE PLANE DID NOT CLIMB OR GAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT SAID HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE, VEERED TO THE LEFT, THEN LANDED LEFT OF RUNWAY 36 CENTERLINE. VIDEO EVIDENCE CONFIRMED THE PLANE TRAVELED 75 YARDS ON THE GROUND AFTER LANDING, THEN STRUCK A BACKYARD CLUBHOUSE/SWING SET, AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A CEDAR FENCE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.