What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Per ADS-B data, pilot took off west, exited the pattern to the south climbing to about 1500', turned back to the airport while descending to about 400', enterend the pattern on a left downwind about 400' and 60 mph. Turned base at 300'-400' and 60 mph, turned final at 200'-300' and 60 mph. On final descended to about 200' at 55 mph then security camera shows the airplane's right wing drop, nose and left wing pitch up, aircraft turns right into a verticle nose down spiral. Second security camera picks up the airplane impacting ground nearly straight down, slightly right wing first. Poh/checklist found after the accident showed stall speed at gross takeoff weight to be 38 mph. Flight test card found during investigation showed
Investigation found various (aprx seven-nine) control surface hardward loose (with one locking hardware missing). However, all control surface to control stick continuity was confirmed and appeared to be operable.
Engine investigation found it to be in an operational condition. Plus, two witnesses described hearing the engine running and one describing the engine being throttled up as the wing began to drop. Ground damage to the prop and witness marks on the ground also appear to show the engine was under power at impact.
As the FAA filed it
PER ADS-B DATA, PILOT TOOK OFF WEST, EXITED THE PATTERN TO THE SOUTH CLIMBING TO ABOUT 1500', TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT WHILE DESCENDING TO ABOUT 400', ENTEREND THE PATTERN ON A LEFT DOWNWIND ABOUT 400' AND 60 MPH. TURNED BASE AT 300'-400' AND 60 MPH, TURNED FINAL AT 200'-300' AND 60 MPH. ON FINAL DESCENDED TO ABOUT 200' AT 55 MPH THEN SECURITY CAMERA SHOWS THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING DROP, NOSE AND LEFT WING PITCH UP, AIRCRAFT TURNS RIGHT INTO A VERTICLE NOSE DOWN SPIRAL. SECOND SECURITY CAMERA PICKS UP THE AIRPLANE IMPACTING GROUND NEARLY STRAIGHT DOWN, SLIGHTLY RIGHT WING FIRST. POH/CHECKLIST FOUND AFTER THE ACCIDENT SHOWED STALL SPEED AT GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT TO BE 38 MPH. FLIGHT TEST CARD FOUND DURING INVESTIGATION SHOWED
INVESTIGATION FOUND VARIOUS (APRX SEVEN-NINE) CONTROL SURFACE HARDWARD LOOSE (WITH ONE LOCKING HARDWARE MISSING). HOWEVER, ALL CONTROL SURFACE TO CONTROL STICK CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED AND APPEARED TO BE OPERABLE.
ENGINE INVESTIGATION FOUND IT TO BE IN AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION. PLUS, TWO WITNESSES DESCRIBED HEARING THE ENGINE RUNNING AND ONE DESCRIBING THE ENGINE BEING THROTTLED UP AS THE WING BEGAN TO DROP. GROUND DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND WITNESS MARKS ON THE GROUND ALSO APPEAR TO SHOW THE ENGINE WAS UNDER POWER AT IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.