What happened
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Tried to depart short uphill tall grass strip. Unable flying speed. Aborted. Ground looped to avoid overrun. (-23) the field that was used for takeoff was not an official airport and was not maintained for this purpose. The pilot stated that before he took off, he did not look over the field to assure it would be suitable. The initial takeoff roll was approximately 500 feet and on an incline. Due to the incline and rough terrain, he was unable to gain sufficient airspeed for takeoff, so he decided to continue the takeoff roll onto an area that was approximately 600 feet and on a decline and had a growth about two feet high. The aircraft still had not gained sufficient airspeed to become airborne. The pilot intentionally ground looped the aircraft to the left as to avoid colliding with the trees coming up ahead.
As the FAA filed it
TRIED TO DEPART SHORT UPHILL TALL GRASS STRIP. UNABLE FLYING SPEED. ABORTED. GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID OVERRUN. (-23) THE FIELD THAT WAS USED FOR TAKEOFF WAS NOT AN OFFICIAL AIRPORT AND WAS NOT MAINTAINED FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE HE TOOK OFF, HE DID NOT LOOK OVER THE FIELD TO ASSURE IT WOULD BE SUITABLE. THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AND ON AN INCLINE. DUE TO THE INCLINE AND ROUGH TERRAIN, HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR TAKEOFF, SO HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF ROLL ONTO AN AREA THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AND ON A DECLINE AND HAD A GROWTH ABOUT TWO FEET HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT STILL HAD NOT GAINED SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO BECOME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AS TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE TREES COMING UP AHEAD.
NTSB investigation
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