What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during takeoff, a Cessna 172, N54855, was observed with a nose high attitude, dragging the tail on the runway. The aircraft drifted off the runway, with the left MLG dragging in the dirt. The right elevator plastic tip dragged on the runway. Then the aircraft was airborne. The tail tie down ring was worn and the plastic elevator tip was worn. No other damage occurred. No injuries occurred. This was the pilot's first flight in a Cessna 172 model. He said he was practicing a "soft field" takeoff from rvs runway 01-L and drifted off the runway before getting airborne.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING TAKEOFF, A CESSNA 172, N54855, WAS OBSERVED WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, DRAGGING THE TAIL ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY, WITH THE LEFT MLG DRAGGING IN THE DIRT. THE RIGHT ELEVATOR PLASTIC TIP DRAGGED ON THE RUNWAY. THEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE. THE TAIL TIE DOWN RING WAS WORN AND THE PLASTIC ELEVATOR TIP WAS WORN. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN A CESSNA 172 MODEL. HE SAID HE WAS PRACTICING A "SOFT FIELD" TAKEOFF FROM RVS RUNWAY 01-L AND DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY BEFORE GETTING AIRBORNE.
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