What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft suffer an uncommanded lost of power on climbout from touch & go. Aircraft began decent at 300' AGL, contacting the ground/surface in small field between end of active & final point before coming to rest in a creek adjectent to the highway. Post inspection of aircraft revealed substantial damage in bulking of the RH wing upper surface; aircraft was submerged in water that infiltrated the cabin & engine compartments.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT SUFFER AN UNCOMMANDED LOST OF POWER ON CLIMBOUT FROM TOUCH & GO. AIRCRAFT BEGAN DECENT AT 300' AGL, CONTACTING THE GROUND/SURFACE IN SMALL FIELD BETWEEN END OF ACTIVE & FINAL POINT BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A CREEK ADJECTENT TO THE HIGHWAY. POST INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN BULKING OF THE RH WING UPPER SURFACE; AIRCRAFT WAS SUBMERGED IN WATER THAT INFILTRATED THE CABIN & ENGINE COMPARTMENTS.
NTSB investigation
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