What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft was attempting to take off from a grass strip when it decelerated in a wet area, ran off the end of rwy. (-23) see attached narrative; no narrative attached. (.4)the flight instructor (CFI) elected to take the student to the sendero airpark to give the student a chance to experience an 'actual' soft field landing and takeoff. Utilizing the soft field landing technique, the student pilot executed a successful landing on runway 30. For the departure from the airstrip, the CFI stated that he pointed out the pros and cons of the obstacles surrounding the airstrip and elected to depart from runway 12, which was also a customary local procedure at the airstrip. The airplane was configured for a soft field takeoff from the 2,200 foot grass airstrip. During the takeoff roll, the wheels of the airplane encountered a 'very wet and soft spot on the grass runway,' and the airplane decelerated abruptly. The CFI took control of the airplane and closed the throttle to abort the takeoff; however, the airplane overran the end of the airstrip, impacted a drainage ditch, and nosed over. The CFI added that he was not aware that the area had been subjected to heavy thunderstorms and hail the day before the accident. He also stated that 'he hesitated for 3 to 5 seconds before making the decision to abort.'
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP WHEN IT DECELERATED IN A WET AREA, RAN OFF THE END OF RWY. (-23) SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE; NO NARRATIVE ATTACHED. (.4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) ELECTED TO TAKE THE STUDENT TO THE SENDERO AIRPARK TO GIVE THE STUDENT A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE AN 'ACTUAL' SOFT FIELD LANDING AND TAKEOFF. UTILIZING THE SOFT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUE, THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 30. FOR THE DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRSTRIP, THE CFI STATED THAT HE POINTED OUT THE PROS AND CONS OF THE OBSTACLES SURROUNDING THE AIRSTRIP AND ELECTED TO DEPART FROM RUNWAY 12, WHICH WAS ALSO A CUSTOMARY LOCAL PROCEDURE AT THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONFIGURED FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM THE 2,200 FOOT GRASS AIRSTRIP. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE WHEELS OF THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A 'VERY WET AND SOFT SPOT ON THE GRASS RUNWAY,' AND THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED ABRUPTLY. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, IMPACTED A DRAINAGE DITCH, AND NOSED OVER. THE CFI ADDED THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE AREA HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HE ALSO STATED THAT 'HE HESITATED FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO ABORT.'
NTSB investigation
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