What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During climb out, pilot reported a systems problem with the pitch trim. The aircraft was pitching for nose up and the pilot was unable to deactivate the system and prevent the aircraft from pitching nose up. The aircraft landed at a high rate of speed, damaging the landing gear and rupturing the wet wing fuel tanks. A post accident fire damaged the aircraft substantially. Preliminary review of the aircraft's downloaded garmin avionics data does not reveal a complete discription of the event at this time. NTSB is planning for future examination of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB OUT, PILOT REPORTED A SYSTEMS PROBLEM WITH THE PITCH TRIM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PITCHING FOR NOSE UP AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM AND PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM PITCHING NOSE UP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR AND RUPTURING THE WET WING FUEL TANKS. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY. PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT'S DOWNLOADED GARMIN AVIONICS DATA DOES NOT REVEAL A COMPLETE DISCRIPTION OF THE EVENT AT THIS TIME. NTSB IS PLANNING FOR FUTURE EXAMINATION OF THE 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.