What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Swerved on takeoff left quartering tailwind. Lifted and settled. Ran off end. Hit cement wall other prior stopping. (-23) with left quartering tailwind, airman lost directional control with passenger on board. Rather than aborting on more than adequate runway, airman tried to regain control and never accomplished this task. The aircraft crossed an active us highway narrowly missing several vehicles before coming to rest on the opposite side of the highway.
As the FAA filed it
SWERVED ON TAKEOFF LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. LIFTED AND SETTLED. RAN OFF END. HIT CEMENT WALL OTHER PRIOR STOPPING. (-23) WITH LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND, AIRMAN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH PASSENGER ON BOARD. RATHER THAN ABORTING ON MORE THAN ADEQUATE RUNWAY, AIRMAN TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND NEVER ACCOMPLISHED THIS TASK. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED AN ACTIVE US HIGHWAY NARROWLY MISSING SEVERAL VEHICLES BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.