What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ran a wheel off runway on takeoff. Aborted. Tried return onto runway. Nosed over. Beleive tailwheel failed to lock. (-23) during an aborted 100 foot takeoff roll on runway 6, the aircraft inadvertently drifted to the right as the pilot applied engine power. The right main landing gear wheel sunk into the dirt parallel to the runway. Attempting to getting the aircraft back onto the runway by using left rudder and left brake, the aircraft nosed over. As a result, the aircraft's tail section was crushed, the upper wing surface damaged in several locations, and propeller bent and the engine/nose cowl area damaged.
As the FAA filed it
RAN A WHEEL OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. TRIED RETURN ONTO RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. BELEIVE TAILWHEEL FAILED TO LOCK. (-23) DURING AN ABORTED 100 FOOT TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 6, THE AIRCRAFT INADVERTENTLY DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AS THE PILOT APPLIED ENGINE POWER. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL SUNK INTO THE DIRT PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. ATTEMPTING TO GETTING THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY BY USING LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL SECTION WAS CRUSHED, THE UPPER WING SURFACE DAMAGED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, AND PROPELLER BENT AND THE ENGINE/NOSE COWL AREA DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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