What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 30, 2025 at 10:44:55 eastern daylight time the subject aircraft departed runway 19 at the Indy South Greenwood Airport. The aircraft is observed accelerating down the runway by airport camera and eyewitnesses. The aircraft drifted to the left of the runway at the point of rotation and began a shallow climb. Witnesses reported that the pilot transmitted over the radio that they were returning to runway 19 as the aircraft turned crosswind. At 10:46:02, the aircraft returns into view of the airport camera located at the north end of the runway pointing to the southeast. At 10:46:05, the aircraft enters a spin to the left. The aircraft impacted the ground in a retention pond behind a commercial building. The initial impact marks indicate a heading of approximately 035. The aircraft rested right side up at a heading of 305. The engine was pointing at a heading of 260. There was no ground scaring showing forward momentum. The debris field was contained to the impact point. The left wing was destroyed and the right wing was partially intact. The tail section forward of the horizontal stabilizer was separated from the empenage and inverted. The debris field is consistent with the characteristics of a spin to the left.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 30, 2025 AT 10:44:55 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 AT THE INDY SOUTH GREENWOOD AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IS OBSERVED ACCELERATING DOWN THE RUNWAY BY AIRPORT CAMERA AND EYEWITNESSES. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AT THE POINT OF ROTATION AND BEGAN A SHALLOW CLIMB. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT TRANSMITTED OVER THE RADIO THAT THEY WERE RETURNING TO RUNWAY 19 AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED CROSSWIND. AT 10:46:02, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNS INTO VIEW OF THE AIRPORT CAMERA LOCATED AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY POINTING TO THE SOUTHEAST. AT 10:46:05, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERS A SPIN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A RETENTION POND BEHIND A COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THE INITIAL IMPACT MARKS INDICATE A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 035. THE AIRCRAFT RESTED RIGHT SIDE UP AT A HEADING OF 305. THE ENGINE WAS POINTING AT A HEADING OF 260. THERE WAS NO GROUND SCARING SHOWING FORWARD MOMENTUM. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONTAINED TO THE IMPACT POINT. THE LEFT WING WAS DESTROYED AND THE RIGHT WING WAS PARTIALLY INTACT. THE TAIL SECTION FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE EMPENAGE AND INVERTED. THE DEBRIS FIELD IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A SPIN TO THE LEFT.
NTSB investigation
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