What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Departed private strip, got airborne and lost power, crashed in a field. (.4)prior to takeoff from a private turf airstrip (1400'X 90'), the pilot adjusted the left engine's fuel pump. On takeoff roll the left engine began surging. The pilot continued the takeoff. The pilot lifted off at approximately 1000' and pulled back on the yoke to get over the trees on the left side of the airstrip. The airplane drifted to the left. The pilot said he stalled the airplane and should have pushed the yoke forward to gain airspeed. The pilot operating handbook indicted a takeoff roll of approximately 2,500 feet was needed on a dry paved surface. (-23) on 10/19/96 at 1700 local time an aero commander 685, N58RG piloted by Mr. Glen a kranig took off from runway 32 at his private strip on Northridge road, Eden WI. The aircraft became airborne approximately 1000 feet down the runway, veered off to the left and struck a tree top with the left wing. The aircraft then dropped and the left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft cart wheeled about the left wing and the fuselage. The aircraft came to rest in a corn field facing 180 degrees from the direction of take off. As a result the aircraft received substantial damage and Mr. Kranig was seriously injured as a result...
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED PRIVATE STRIP, GOT AIRBORNE AND LOST POWER, CRASHED IN A FIELD. (.4)PRIOR TO TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE TURF AIRSTRIP (1400'X 90'), THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE LEFT ENGINE'S FUEL PUMP. ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN SURGING. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT LIFTED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1000' AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO GET OVER THE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SAID HE STALLED THE AIRPLANE AND SHOULD HAVE PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD TO GAIN AIRSPEED. THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK INDICTED A TAKEOFF ROLL OF APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET WAS NEEDED ON A DRY PAVED SURFACE. (-23) ON 10/19/96 AT 1700 LOCAL TIME AN AERO COMMANDER 685, N58RG PILOTED BY MR. GLEN A KRANIG TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 32 AT HIS PRIVATE STRIP ON NORTHRIDGE ROAD, EDEN WI. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A TREE TOP WITH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DROPPED AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CART WHEELED ABOUT THE LEFT WING AND THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD FACING 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF TAKE OFF. AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND MR. KRANIG WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT...
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.