What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot register stated that during takeoff roll, applying normal right rudder for p. factor did not overcome severe left drift. Aborted takeoff, went into grass on left side of runway. Nose wheel struck small ditch and collapsed, propeller strike and cowling damage evident. No other structural damage evident. (.4)the pilot stated that during the takeoff roll he applied normal right rudder to compensate for engine torque. The airplane did not respond to the pilot input and drifted to the left. He aborted the takeoff and the airplane went onto the grass at the left side of the runway. The airplane then collided with a small ditch and the nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT REGISTER STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, APPLYING NORMAL RIGHT RUDDER FOR P. FACTOR DID NOT OVERCOME SEVERE LEFT DRIFT. ABORTED TAKEOFF, WENT INTO GRASS ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL STRUCK SMALL DITCH AND COLLAPSED, PROPELLER STRIKE AND COWLING DAMAGE EVIDENT. NO OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE EVIDENT. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE APPLIED NORMAL RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE FOR ENGINE TORQUE. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE PILOT INPUT AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRPLANE WENT ONTO THE GRASS AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN COLLIDED WITH A SMALL DITCH AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.