What happened
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Not getting flying speed on takeoff bounced into air. Rolled left. Wing hit ground. Wet tall grass. Upslope factors (-23) Mr. Kenneth l. machynia began his take off from runway 09, a 1700 foot private grass strip at North Fork Airport near Thorp WI. At that time the grass was reported to be long and wet by Mr. Machynia. The runway is uphill in the direction of his take off. The aircraft attained an altitude of 20 ft. AGL when the aircraft stalled. The left wing dipped striking the runway, and the aircraft bounced over an embankment and a set of railroad tracks coming to rest in a marsh approximately 10 feet from the tracks. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, however Mr. Machynia and his 2 passengers were uninjured. The aircraft was found to be properly certificated and airworthy prior to this accident. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NOT GETTING FLYING SPEED ON TAKEOFF BOUNCED INTO AIR. ROLLED LEFT. WING HIT GROUND. WET TALL GRASS. UPSLOPE FACTORS (-23) MR. KENNETH L. MACHYNIA BEGAN HIS TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 09, A 1700 FOOT PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AT NORTH FORK AIRPORT NEAR THORP WI. AT THAT TIME THE GRASS WAS REPORTED TO BE LONG AND WET BY MR. MACHYNIA. THE RUNWAY IS UPHILL IN THE DIRECTION OF HIS TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT ATTAINED AN ALTITUDE OF 20 FT. AGL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE LEFT WING DIPPED STRIKING THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS COMING TO REST IN A MARSH APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE TRACKS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER MR. MACHYNIA AND HIS 2 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE PROPERLY CERTIFICATED AND AIRWORTHY PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
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