What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The pilot stated that shortly after becoming airborne after takeoff, he believed that he would be unable to clear the trees at the departure end of the runway. After aborting the takeoff, the aircraft overran the departure end of the runway. The airplane's right landing gear was pushed up through the wing and the nose gear collapsed. The pilot noted that the runway surface was wet, with fairly fresh mowed grass, which he believed was a contributing factor to a longer than normal takeoff run. He noted that he inspected the aircraft immediately after the accident and he found a lot of grass in the wheel pants.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AFTER TAKEOFF, HE BELIEVED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER ABORTING THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS PUSHED UP THROUGH THE WING AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS WET, WITH FAIRLY FRESH MOWED GRASS, WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO A LONGER THAN NORMAL TAKEOFF RUN. HE NOTED THAT HE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND HE FOUND A LOT OF GRASS IN THE WHEEL PANTS.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N5987F · 1
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