What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft lifted off at a low airspeed. Right wing hit ground. Hit trees on north end of field. (.4)the pilot initiated a takeoff on a grass runway with calm winds. He said he became airborne after approximately 1600 feet, retracted the landing gear and remained level to accelerate. He said he started a climb and it may have been too steep because the airplane stalled and fell off on the right wing. The right wing contacted the ground and the airplane cartwheeled into trees. The temperature was reported to be 75 degrees fahrenheit. The pilot reported the airplane was near its maximum gross takeoff weight and the grass on the runway was a little high. There were trees at both ends of the 2200 foot long runway and the surface was undulating.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AT A LOW AIRSPEED. RIGHT WING HIT GROUND. HIT TREES ON NORTH END OF FIELD. (.4)THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF ON A GRASS RUNWAY WITH CALM WINDS. HE SAID HE BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND REMAINED LEVEL TO ACCELERATE. HE SAID HE STARTED A CLIMB AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN TOO STEEP BECAUSE THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND FELL OFF ON THE RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED INTO TREES. THE TEMPERATURE WAS REPORTED TO BE 75 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS NEAR ITS MAXIMUM GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND THE GRASS ON THE RUNWAY WAS A LITTLE HIGH. THERE WERE TREES AT BOTH ENDS OF THE 2200 FOOT LONG RUNWAY AND THE SURFACE WAS UNDULATING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.