What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot lost control of aircraft on takeoff and applied brakes, nosed ovber and came to rest inverted. (.4)the pilot reported that he encountered a crosswind as the airplane's tail had just lifted from the runway during the takeoff roll. He stated that the airplane '...veered hard to the right of center' and he could not maintain directional control. He then attempted to stop the airplane by lowering the tail back onto the ground, decreasing engine power, and applying the brakes. The airplane departed off the side of the runway and into loose gravel. The pilot stated that he '... Got on the brakes too hard and the aircraft nosed over.' The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions, and he stated that he could have prevented the accident by '...not aborting the takeoff and flying the aircraft off the runway.'
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF AND APPLIED BRAKES, NOSED OVBER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND AS THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL HAD JUST LIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE '...VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER' AND HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BY LOWERING THE TAIL BACK ONTO THE GROUND, DECREASING ENGINE POWER, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO LOOSE GRAVEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE '... GOT ON THE BRAKES TOO HARD AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.' THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS, AND HE STATED THAT HE COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT BY '...NOT ABORTING THE TAKEOFF AND FLYING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY.'
NTSB investigation
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