What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cessna 172S, privacy data omitted, sustained substantial damage during a dual instructional flight departing Westchester County Airport (hpn), white plains, new york. According to the certificated flight instructor and student pilot, the accident occurred during soft-field takeoff practice from runway 11, with the student manipulating the flight controls. A review of both pilots’ written statements, interview information, and available video footage indicated that the airplane became airborne, entered a nose-high pitch attitude, aerodynamic stalled, rolled left, and impacted terrain near the runway.
As the FAA filed it
CESSNA 172S, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTING WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT (HPN), WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT, THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF PRACTICE FROM RUNWAY 11, WITH THE STUDENT MANIPULATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. A REVIEW OF BOTH PILOTS’ WRITTEN STATEMENTS, INTERVIEW INFORMATION, AND AVAILABLE VIDEO FOOTAGE INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, ENTERED A NOSE-HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE, AERODYNAMIC STALLED, ROLLED LEFT, AND IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.