What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Authorizied over gross flight. Settled after takeoff. Overran runway. Struck gravel truck. Shifting winds. (-23) pilot reported no mechanical problems during a normal takeoff. The aircraft never climbed out of ground effect but settled and touched down 321 feet off the end of the runway, rolled approx. 312 feet hit a ditch along side the airport road and impacting a gravel truck causing substantial damage to the aircraft and serious injuries to the driver.
As the FAA filed it
AUTHORIZIED OVER GROSS FLIGHT. SETTLED AFTER TAKEOFF. OVERRAN RUNWAY. STRUCK GRAVEL TRUCK. SHIFTING WINDS. (-23) PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS DURING A NORMAL TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER CLIMBED OUT OF GROUND EFFECT BUT SETTLED AND TOUCHED DOWN 321 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, ROLLED APPROX. 312 FEET HIT A DITCH ALONG SIDE THE AIRPORT ROAD AND IMPACTING A GRAVEL TRUCK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.