What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
An interview with the spouse who is a certificated private pilot was the sole passenger. She stated that on takeoff, her husband was drifting off runway centerline. She stated she gave commands to him to apply more rudder to maintain directional control and he was unresponsive. She stated she attempted to correct directional control, however the aircraft struck at tree and stationary flat bed truck resulting in substantial damage. Both sustained serious injuries. Based on medical findings and her husbands lack of response to her commands, she believes her husband had a medical event which caused incapacitation during the takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SPOUSE WHO IS A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE SOLE PASSENGER. SHE STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF, HER HUSBAND WAS DRIFTING OFF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. SHE STATED SHE GAVE COMMANDS TO HIM TO APPLY MORE RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. SHE STATED SHE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AT TREE AND STATIONARY FLAT BED TRUCK RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BOTH SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. BASED ON MEDICAL FINDINGS AND HER HUSBANDS LACK OF RESPONSE TO HER COMMANDS, SHE BELIEVES HER HUSBAND HAD A MEDICAL EVENT WHICH CAUSED INCAPACITATION DURING THE TAKEOFF.
NTSB investigation
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