What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed Toledo, WA airport 09/18/2025. The pilot encountered crosswinds during takeoff from the north. The pilot loss control of the aircraft when the right wing suddenly lifted up about 30 degrees and the nose pitched up. The aircraft bounced several times and struck the runway propeller first which caused the aircraft to spin around and exit the runway and strike the vegetation to the east. The aircraft also came down gear up. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, engine/prop, elevators, and ailerons. During the investigation it was discovered that the pilot had no current flight review. In addition, the aircraft did not have a current annual maintenance inspection, privacy data omitted was unable to provide all the aircraft/pilot records to investigators to include an airworthiness directives list, privacy data omitted was doing aircraft maintenance without a mechanic certificate, performing maintenance without having it returned to service by a certificated mechanic, operating an unairworthy aircraft (no STC for engine & propeller installed), no aircraft id data plate, and careless or reckless operation of an aircraft. These findings require mandatory enforcement action.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TOLEDO, WA AIRPORT 09/18/2025. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED CROSSWINDS DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE NORTH. THE PILOT LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE RIGHT WING SUDDENLY LIFTED UP ABOUT 30 DEGREES AND THE NOSE PITCHED UP. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY PROPELLER FIRST WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND AND EXIT THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE THE VEGETATION TO THE EAST. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO CAME DOWN GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, ENGINE/PROP, ELEVATORS, AND AILERONS. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOT HAD NO CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT ANNUAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ALL THE AIRCRAFT/PILOT RECORDS TO INVESTIGATORS TO INCLUDE AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES LIST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DOING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE WITHOUT A MECHANIC CERTIFICATE, PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WITHOUT HAVING IT RETURNED TO SERVICE BY A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC, OPERATING AN UNAIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT (NO STC FOR ENGINE & PROPELLER INSTALLED), NO AIRCRAFT ID DATA PLATE, AND CARELESS OR RECKLESS OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT. THESE FINDINGS REQUIRE MANDATORY ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.